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Where are the baby boomers looking to “unretire” finding the most career success? More baby boomers are coming out of retirement, likely thanks to economic pressures and a search for personal fulfillment. The share of baby boomers exiting retirement is at a five-year high, according to a new LinkedIn analysis. Those rejoining the workforce are largely finding luck in the Sun Belt. A handful of the top metro areas for baby boomer hires between May 2023 and May 2024 are popular retirement spots clustered in the South, including four Florida locales. Some of these metros also have the fastest growing populations in the country, according to the Census Bureau, as more people seek out sunnier skies and lower taxes. Read more about this story here: [https://lnkd.in/gfdJjzcH]. And weigh in below: If you live in any of these metro areas, what’s the appeal? And how can baby boomers looking for work stand out in the application process? ✍️: Rachel Cromidas Taylor Borden 📊: LinkedIn's Economic Graph

Is there a generational divide between workers who prioritize workplace relationships and those who don’t? Younger Americans are more likely than older generations to say they’re in need of close friends and mentors at work, according to LinkedIn’s latest Workforce Confidence survey. They are also more likely to already have a workplace mentor. Fifty-nine percent of Gen Zers and 57% of millennials say they need a mentor at work. In contrast, just 25% of baby boomers and 37% of Gen Xers agree. Some workers already have a work mentor, but that likelihood declines with age: Just under half of Gen Zers and 42% of millennials have a mentor, while under one-third of Gen Xers and under one-quarter of baby boomers have one. There’s a similar divide when it comes to having friends at work. Slightly over half of U.S. workers say they have at least one close friend at work. However, younger workers are much more likely to say they need work friends: 55% of Gen Zers and 46% of millennials say so, compared to 34% of Gen Xers and 33% of baby boomers. Is having mentors and/or friends at work important to you? Why or why not? Weigh in below. ✍️: Rachel Cromidas 📊: Allie Lewis, Bud Rashidian