Retirees outpacing workforce growth in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (StarNews) — Although Brunswick County is continually ranked among the fastest-growing areas in North Carolina, the population growth has not been evenly distributed across age groups.
In a five-year period between 2010 and 2015, the prime age-workforce (ages 25 to 54) grew a paltry 1.4 percent while other age groups saw a 20 percent increase.
The percentage difference of Brunswick’s growth in prime-age workforce versus the young and old populations was the second highest nationwide among counties of more than 100,000 people, according to a report in GOVERNING, a publication tailored to state and local government leaders.
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