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Analysis and prevision of generations’ percentage within the workforce nowadays and in the future. Furthermore, focus on nowadays distribution of general identities among main sectors.
Data: Bureau of Labor statistics data
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The overlapping of generational identities defining elements.
A new one is now entering the workforce: Generation Z (born between 1996- 2010), which is expected to make up almost the 50% of the workforce by 2040 in the U.S5. Gen Z individuals have a unique perspective on life, with their own habits and ideas, which they will seek to match in the way they live and work.
These facts make the multigenerational office a very real issue that needs to be addressed. We need a new model that integrates people in a way that embraces their different abilities, expectations and experiences.
"IF WE CAN ENSURE OLDER PEOPLE LIVE HEALTHIER AS WELL AS LONGER LIVES, IF WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE STRETCHING LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AND NOT JUST AT THE END, THESE EXTRA YEARS CAN BE AS PRODUCTIVE AS ANY OTHERS"
DR MARGARET CHAN, DIRECTOR-GENERAL WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 2012
Many studies6 have detailed the characteristics of each generation at work and address the biases and prejudices that they can face. The consensus of researchers is that age is unrelated to an ability to perform core tasks and older workers – formerly considered as lacking the drive to innovate, slower and less productive – are now considered an important resource for their companies as they have a deeper understanding of internal relationships, workflow and processes7.
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2040 2050
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Nowadays distribution of generational identities among main sectors.
30 % 45 % 25 %
Financial
32 %
44 %
24 %
Architecture and engineering
25 % 45 % 30 %
Legal
31 %
45 % 24 %
36 %
39 % 25 %
Healthcare
Administration