Midlife career shift and the slumping economy
Theresa Schuringa, RN, administers a flu vaccine to a patient. The demand for nurses is high and some two-year schools are offering four-year nursing programs.
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Minnesota has lost jobs for the last four months in a row, and thousands more jobs are expected to be lost before things get better.
What happens to workers in their 50s and 60s who experience an unwelcome layoff? And those lucky enough to still have their jobs wonder if they will be able to make a mid-career change in these uncertain economic times.
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