[Figment]

Well duh. Who are you going to lay off? The seasoned vets or the temps. Who are you going to hire, people with a resume or people just entering the workforce? Yeah, I’m a boomer and doing well in the last two years. Working long hours and carrying twenty somethings along the way to do it. If I were unemployed right now, my age would be a minus in being hired to a good job. I suppose someone got paid government money to come to this concccclusionc

[TexasSecede79366]

In my field it's the opposite. I was laid off in 2008 and found a job in a few days.
Companies are looking for experience they can "plug in" to a position with little to no training. This reasoning is getting to critical mass because older employees don't stay as long (5-10 yrs) and the "20 somethings" as a rule just don't cut it even after 5-6 years on the job.
Maybe it's just because I've been doing the same thing forever but it seems they lack the basic math and logic skills and see no reason to apply themselves.