The age distribution of full-time permanent white-collar workers in the federal government between fiscal 1994 and 2004 shifted toward older age brackets, the Office of Personnel Management has said in a report charting changes in workforce demographics and trends.
It said that during the same period the average age of those white-collar workers increased from 43.6 to 46.7 years, while the largest decreases were seen in workers in the 25-29 and 30-34 groups.
The number of workers aged 30 to 34 decreased 4.3 percent, taking it down to 7.8 percent of the total number of white-collar workers, while workers aged 25 to 29 dropped 3.4 percent to 4.4 percent of the total, the report said.
It said 50-54 group increased 6.1 percent in size, raising that group’s representation to 19.3 percent, and that the 55-59 group, increased 5.6 percent to a share of about 14 percent of the total white-collar federal workforce.
About one third of federal white-collar workers are 50 to 59 years old.