America’s potential workers are aging. The government says that by 2031 there will be an estimated 4.8 million more men and women who are at least 65 years old in the U.S. workforce, with the growth rate of workers in that age group far exceeding all others.
But many companies don’t want to hire older workers, and some may subtly communicate through their wording in online help-wanted ads that older workers ought not apply.
