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"According to federal statistics, the volunteer rate for 74 million baby boomers is 33 percent - 5 points above the national average of 28 percent. Studies show that upon leaving the workforce, which Martin did in 2011, many boomers look for meaningful volunteer opportunities."

Same infographic, but a better explanation of job boards and use following the infographic than the other site using the same infographic.

Same infographic, but a better explanation of job boards and use following the infographic than the other site using the same infographic.

good infographic of the history of job boards

good infographic of the history of job boards

article by Richard Eisenberg, Forbes, 4.1.13 he government's annual Volunteering in the United States report just came out and I'm disappointed to report that both the number and percentage of Americans age 45 to 64 who volunteered in the 12 months ending September 2012 fell from the previous year. (I know, boomers are actually age 49 to 67, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't break down the numbers this way.) U.S. Retirement Poll: The Big Lie And The Big Fantasy Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor Encore Careers for the Rest of Us Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor Meet The Inspiring 2012 Purpose Prize Winners Selected By Encore.org Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor The Latest Insider Views On Retirement Richard Eisenberg Richard Eisenberg Contributor The latest figures show that 23.4 million age 45 to 64 volunteered last year, down from 23.9 million in 2011. The percentage who volunteered dropped to 29.3 percent, from 30.6 percent, for those age 45 to 54 and to 27.6 percent, from 28.1 percent, for Americans 55 to 64. Both of those declines were steeper than the overall dip in the U.S. volunteer rate of 0.3 percent. Speculation on why boomers are not volunteering? "What's the problem? Even putting the year-to-year figures aside, why is it that fewer than a third of my fellow boomers - who often think of themselves as the original giving-back generation - volunteer? There's no simple explanation, of course. We're busy. We need to focus on hanging onto our jobs. We have obligations to our kids and parents. All true. But I think a key reason is that many boomers haven't found ways they can volunteer the way they want to, by putting their talents and skills to use, rather than by stuffing envelopes, answering phones and donating food. Here's some evidence backing up my contention that boomers like providing meaningful assistance when they volunteer: According to the Volunteering in the United Sta

Article from 1995 when employee leasing was huge in Florida. "The National Assn. of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) says 2,178 leasing companies leased 1.6 million workers in 1993. Though Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation does not keep statistics on the number of employees leased in Florida, the largest company in the state (as well as the nation), Bradenton-based Staff Leasing Inc., reports more than 60,000 employees - almost double the work force of Walt Disney World - at 5,800 companies across the nation."

March 2018 report

Baby Boomers and Volunteering, data from 2007 (old!). Makes interesting assertions such as volunteers in strategic planning, marketing, and volunteer management are more likely to volunteer from year to year.

article by Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes contributor, May 25, 2015, on 40% of the workforce working in "contingent" jobs as contractors, project employees, part-timers, on-call, agency temps, contract workers, etc. according to new GAO report.

WSJ Lauren Weber reports on freelancers growing as percentage of workforce, 9/4/2014

By Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of FlexJobs.com. Her take on the status of Job Boards today. She has 3 observations: Boards have changed, job postings haven't and need to be updated; big box job boards focus on volume, smaller niche job boards on a refined pool of potential applicants; ATS/RMS keep candidates and hiring managers apart. New technologies such as gaming used by Marriott may erase this.

By Sara Sutton Fell, CEO of FlexJobs.com. Her take on the status of Job Boards today. She has 3 observations: Boards have changed, job postings haven't and need to be updated; big box job boards focus on volume, smaller niche job boards on a refined pool of potential applicants; ATS/RMS keep candidates and hiring managers apart. New technologies such as gaming used by Marriott may erase this.