The Daily Money: Older workers fill positions once held by young adults and teens

Older workers are filling more retail positions as they look to make extra money and reengage with others. Also, home prices crept up by 0.16%.

Read in browser Read in browser The Daily Money ALL THE MONEY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW Thu Apr 6 2023 Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria |  Investigative Reporter, Consumer Watchdog @AmritpalKSL Hi, it's Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria with The Daily Money headlines. It's Thursday, which is what I call a pre-Friday. Let us rejoice. Jobs that were once filled by teens and young adults, like cashiers and retail associates, are now being filled by older workers . While the money helps, some workers in their 30s and 40s turn to these positions for the flexible part-time hours, and to reengage with people now that pandemic restrictions have eased. In retail, Baby Boomers ages 59 to 77 made up 23% of all shift hours last year, up from 20% in 2020, and Generation X workers ages 43 to 58 made 21% of working hours, up from 20%. It's a trend that is easing worker shortages, which have hit shops and restaurants hard. 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