The AARP has announced that there has been quite an increasein the amount of employers seeking workers over the age of 50. According to theagency, they have added three federal agencies and six private companies, all seekingsenior employees. This is part of an effort of AARP’s new National EmployerTeam. So far, the IRS, the Peace Corps and the Small Business Association havejoined to provide jobs for older employees.

AARP has set up a spot on their website where applicants canseek jobs from these and 35 other agencies and companies. The service is free,even to those who do not belong to AARP. According to Deborah Russell, who isin charge of the agency’s work force related issues, more companies arerecognizing the value of hiring seniors. She stated, "They recognize thefact that mature workers bring good experience and skills to the workplace.Many see lower turnover rates (among) mature workers. More importantly, somerecognize this is a labor pool they will have to pull from because they don'thave the ability to attract younger workers to these kinds of jobs."

This new service from AARP will come in handy as morebaby boomers plan to work past the regular retirement age. According to recentsurveys, as many as 69% of people in this age group plan to work past the usualretirement age of 65. This is due to high health care costs and insufficientretirement income. Thousands of jobs are currently being offered through thisnew program.