Author Archives: Hope Yen

US college grads get older, shift workplace trends

Americans 60 or older are more likely than ever to have college degrees, helping redefine work and retirement as educated baby boomers swell the senior population at rates faster than young adults earn diplomas. Census figures released Thursday, February 23, highlight changes in U.S. college completion, which reached a high of 30.4 percent last year. Read More

Big cities see gains as boomers delay retirement

Many older Americans are staying put in traditional big cities to hold onto jobs, creating slowdowns in population growth at once-popular retirement destinations in the South and West.

Census estimates for 2009, released Tuesday, capture the impact of the housing downturn and economic recession on the nation’s counties . . . read more Read More