LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Many U.S. employers are worried about losing experienced workers as the oldest baby boomers hit retirement age.
In a society that prizes youth, there are some businesses more concerned about keeping their skilled workers than recruiting new ones, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.
One example is John Remore, 60, who works at aerospace parts manufacturer Ace Clearwater Enterprises in Torrance, Calif.
"He's invaluable. He is priceless," company President Kellie Johnson says about Remore, who brings 42 years of experience to his job as a sheetmetal worker.
Besides manufacturing, other areas where older, experienced workers are a plus are healthcare and government.
Over the next decade six out of every 10 employees in the federal workforce will be eligible to retire, which might prompt Congress to come up with a means to lure them back to work.
CVS pharmacies found an innovative way to keep older workers by instituting a "snowbird" program that allows them to migrate between stores in different parts of the country as the seasons change.
