More Help Wanted: Older Workers Please Apply.

Reports that a growing number of U.S. companies are hunting for older workers because they have lower turnover rates and, in many cases, better work performance. Efforts by Home Depot, Borders and Wal-Mart to recruit older workers; Observation that the percentage of older Americans in the work force has risen; How recruitment efforts are reaching a willing audience, as more older people seek work because they need extra money and health benefits; Comments of older workers; Observation that in industries with labor shortages, like nursing, older workers already have an edge.