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The Employment Situation, September 2011: Good News for Older Jobseekers Remains Elusive

September showed very little improvement over August for older jobseekers—the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged; average length of unemployment remained above one year; and the percentage of long-term unemployed increased.

How Older Americans Rely on Social Security: State-Level View

The numbers of older Americans in each state relying on Social Security for much of their total family income.

AARP Initial Statement on Current Debt Ceiling Deal

AARP offered the following statement in advance of Congressional action to raise the debt ceiling

from: Press Center | August 1, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 1, 2011

CONTACT
AARP Media Relations, 202-434-2560

WASHINGTON—AARP offered the following statement in advance of Congressional action to raise the debt ceiling. AARP is focused on protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits for the millions of beneficiaries who have paid into the systems over their working lives:

“Throughout this debate, AARP has been fighting to prevent any debt ceiling deal from including cuts to Medicare and Social Security benefits. Right now, we are analyzing the impact of the proposed deal on our members and all older Americans. We continue to urge Congress and the President to act on a common-sense solution that will prevent cuts to these vital benefits and ensure that Social Security beneficiaries will receive their checks in a timely manner and that Medicare beneficiaries will not lose access to their health care.”

For more information, please contact AARP Media Relations at (202) 434-2560 or visit www.aarp.org/protectseniors.

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with a membership that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to either political campaigns or candidates. We produce AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world's largest-circulation magazine with over 35.1 million readers; AARP Bulletin, the go-to news source for AARP's millions of members and Americans 50+; AARP VIVA, the only bilingual U.S. publication dedicated exclusively to the 50+ Hispanic community; and our website, AARP.org. AARP Foundation is an affiliated charity that provides security, protection, and empowerment to older persons in need with support from thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors. We have staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.