In 1993 women in Alabama between the ages of 20 and 24 accounted for the most live births with 19,440, while those women between the ages of 40 and 44 accounted for 542 live births. The end results of these factors are not necessarily all negative-labor shortages, wage pressures, and large turnover rates. The declining birth rate has had some positive effects on the labor force. Because of an aging population and declining growth of the labor force, human resource policies are changing. Companies are offering incentives to keep older workers working past retirement age.
Older workers can sometimes replace the lack of younger employees.
Opportunities like flextime, part-time, temp work, job sharing, and extended vacations are becoming more common for employees of all ages. Businesses are learning that people of all shapes, sizes, ages, colors, and backgrounds can be good workers.