Abstract: The US government workforce is witnessing an upsurge in the age of employees in the current decade. 11 age groups are analyzed comprising of <20, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, and >65 for the years 2013-2017 inclusive. The analytical review carried out in this paper includes but not limited to the age group of 50-59. The data is obtained from the U.S. office of Personnel Management database and tabulated in Microsoft Excel, converted to Pivot table, and presented in various bar chart. Pie chart, and other graphical format by using pivot chart, a visual software. Constantly forecasting the age distribution is a strategic policy to replenish the workforce with younger generation for fresh and modern ideas and improved productivity. From the analysis, the age group 50-54 is 17.84% of the workforce in 2013, 18.77% in 2014, 17.63% in 2015, 16.97% in 2016, and 16.41 in 2017. The age group of 55-59 is the next topping the chart with 14.74% in 2013, 15.49% in 2014, 14.79% in 2015, 14.96% in 2016, and 15.15% in 2017. If the trend continues in this fashion, the federal government will incur a higher cost of health insurance and other benefits; productivity could be low. In the overall, the U.S. government may not have a sustainable workforce for its agencies.
Keywords: strategy, policy, workforce.
Title: Age Distribution Forecast: A Panacea for a Declining U.S. Federal Agency Workforce
Author: Nelson J. Usoro
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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