Older Worker Bulletins No.
One-Stop Centers are rapidly being implemented across the Nation to create an integrated system of employment and training resources for employers and job seekers. At the same time, the United States is experiencing an unprecedented growth in the number of older workers and job seekers in the work force. The aging of the workforce means that the One-Stop Centers will need to understand both the needs of mature workers and the value of those workers to the labor market in order to be responsive to this growing cohort of customers. Colorado's Older Worker Network, a statewide group of older worker advocates, began to address this issue in 1997. In addition, older worker advocates can offer expertise and knowledge to help One-Stops to provide quality services geared to the mature worker.