County advocate: Attracting younger workers vital to communities with aging populations

County advocate: Attracting younger workers vital to communities with aging populations

“Demographics are a giant problem in this state,” said Mark O'Connell, executive director of the Wisconsin Counties Association. “The last time we had as few births as we have today was in 1943. We are not creating enough young people. We don’t attract them, we don’t grow them, we don’t keep them.” The post County advocate: Attracting younger workers vital to communities with aging populations appeared first on WPR.

The first results of the 2024 Census have yielded particularly valuable conclusions for public policies, particularly with regard to the age structure of the country, where the marked acceleration of population ageing is evident. Thus, the percentage of people aged 65 and over represents 14% of the population, while in the 1992 survey this percentage was only 6.6%. In turn, there is a significant decrease in the percentage of people aged 14 and …

Ohio Gains Residents, but Aging Population Poses Challenges

By Vanessa DavidsonOhio News Connection About 1,000 more people moved into Ohio than moved out of it in 2023, according to Census data. At the same time, Ohio is aging: Between 2010 and 2024, the percentage of Ohioans age 65 and older increased from 14.1% to 18.7%, which is about 1 percentage point higher than […] The post Ohio Gains Residents, but Aging Population Poses Challenges appeared first on Business Journal Daily | The Youngstown Publis…

Mark Franke: The aging of America presents challenges - Brown County Democrat

By 2035 the number of senior citizens in America will exceed the number of children. I learned that fact at the annual meeting of a faith-based retirement community for which I am a voting delegate. While this may seem like a positive growth forecast for this ministry, it presents its challenges as well. What kind of living accommodations and health-care facilities will this aging population need in 10 years hence? Lutheran Life Villages, the mi…

On April 1, the Cultural and Social Committee of the National Assembly supervises at the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on the implementation of the law policy on population in 2018