Are older workers good for business? CRR WP Quinby, Laura D., author. Wettstein, Gal, author. Giles, James (Of Center for Retirement Research at Boston College), author. Aged Efficiency Employment Industry -- economics Middle Aged The U.S. workforce is aging, which has raised concerns about the implications of older workers for businesses and the economy. However, little research has been conducted on the quantitative value of older workers in recent years. This paper attempts to fill that gap by linking employee and employer data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics, Longitudinal Business Database, and Business Register. The analysis finds that in general, older workers are as productive as younger workers, however they do earn higher wages. Furthermore, the relationship between the share of older workers, productivity, and profitability varies substantially by industry. Chestnut Hill, MA : Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, November 2023 Boston College. Center for Retirement Research, issuing body. Technical Report Text Illustrations 1 online resource (1 PDF file (19 pages)) nlm:nlmuid-9918749985606676-pdf 9918749985606676 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918749985606676 English United States Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0