Unemployment for seniors still rising
7.1% Unemployment rate in May for workers 55 and older, up from 7 percent in April.
44.2 Number of weeks older jobseekers were unemployed in May, up from 42.9 in April.
59.4% of older jobseekers were unemployed for 27 weeks or more in May, up from 23 percent at the start of the recession.
7.6% Unemployment rate for older men in May, compared with 5.9 percent for older women.
28 million Number of people 55 or older who had a job in May.
Source: AARP