Abstract:

Both senior citizens and the working - age population in the interior of China will increase rapidly in the first half of the 21th century, which will have a strong impact on China. How-should we effectively promote the employment of elderly persons in a city? It seems to be a difficult problem and it is worth studying. By the analysis of the relevant data of Shanghai between in 1992 and in 1998 the article gets the information on the employment ratio of elderly pereons, profession composition of elderly persons at work, and the mentality of elderly persons whether they wish to work again. The article points out that we should positively explore the strategies to promote elderly pereons to work again and to lighten the pressure on employment as soon as possible, we should make preferential policies to help develop enterprises for the aged and we should take practical measures to give full play to the highly talented elderly pereons, and we should choose an appropriate occasion to delay the retiring age in a city.

Key words: elderly persons, employment problem, Shanghai