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Chart data for The Older American Worker: Age Discrimination in Employment

Chart 1: Older Workers Represent less than 5 Percent of New Hires in Most Establishments1

Establishments Hiring Specified Percentages of Workers Aged 45 and Over
Workers Aged 45 and Over Percentage of Establishments
None 19
Less than 5% 50
5 to 15% 13
15% or more 18

1 Based on Special Survey of Hiring Practices in 5 Cities in 1965
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Employment Security

 

Chart 3: The Older the Workers' Age Group, the Lower the Level of Education

Education Age

25 to
34 (%)

 35 to 44 (%) 45 to 54 (%) 55 to 64 (%)
Less than 8 years Elementary School 7 11 15 21
8 years Elementary School 7 11 16 23
1 to 3 years High School 19 20 20 17
4 years High School 40 36 31 21
1 to 3 years College 12 11 9 8
4 or more years College 16 13 10 9

Note: Percent applies within each age group
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

Chart 4: A Third of Private Pension Plans Exclude Workers Hired at Age 55 and Over Half at Age 60

Age Plans (%) 1963 Employment Under Plan (%)
45 2 3
50 15 13
55 35 25
60 57 44
65 74 61

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

Chart 5: Long-Term Unemployment Falls More Heavily on the Older Worker

 

Percent of Unemployed Workers in Group in 1964
  Total Unemployed Unemployed 15 Weeks and Over Unemployed 27 Weeks and Over
  Under 25 25 - 44 45 - 64 65 and over Under 25 25 - 44 45 - 64 65 and over Under 25 25 - 44 45 - 64 65 and over
MEN 25 18 15 2 17 18 23 4 15 16 28 5
WOMEN 17 13 11 1 13 14 10 1 11 12 10 2

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics