25-01-2022 11:00 via theguardian.com

Too young to retire but at risk for Covid, older Americans struggle to find work

Despite reports of US worker shortages, people who are less than five years from retirement are facing a lack of employment optionsElaine Simons, a 61-year-old substitute art teacher in the Seattle, Washington area, was on a 10-month contract and hoping to settle into a more permanent role at the school where she was teaching when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the US in March 2020.Her school shut down for the remainder of the school year, with Simons having to pack up her classroom and learn to navi
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