Aging in San Francisco

America’s population is aging. Older individuals are living longer and therefore have a longer amount of time to enjoy retirement. But what about the empty positions they will leave behind them?
In San Francisco, the fasted growing age group is those nearing and those who are already elderly. According to a report done by the Local Workforce Investment Board of San Francisco, 13 percent of the city’s workforce was 55 or older at the time of the last census. These individuals have either already reached the age of retirement or will reach it by 2010.
The two industries this will affect the most are those of education and health care. With many older San Franciscans working these fields there is some concerns about the number of employees that will be needed to replace those who will soon decide to leave work behind and no longer search San Francisco jobs. The report found that school administrators, teachers from elementary to high school, and special education teachers all tend to be older than the average working individual.

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