Governor Stein Proclaims National Employ Older Workers Week

National Employ Older Workers Week

2025

By The Governor Of The State Of North Carolina

A Proclamation

Whereas, many senior employees in North Carolina find value through work while bringing many assets to their jobs, including their strong work ethics, resourcefulness, and lifetimes of valuable career skills; and

Whereas, the positive impact of older workers in today’s labor force helps elevate awareness about the importance of employers building an age-diverse workforce; and

Whereas, seniors represent a growing percentage of the state’s population, with a great number of older workers continuing to work due to factors such as increased life expectancy, better health, a growing number of available jobs, the desire to stay active, and the wish to contribute to the community; and

Whereas, the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), authorized by the Older Americans Act and funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, has provided thousands of low-income, unemployed older North Carolinians with opportunities for job training, community service, and meaningful employment; and

Whereas, North Carolina employers benefit when they hire, retain, and promote older workers, acknowledging their contributions;

Now, Therefore, I, Josh Stein, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim September 21 – 27, 2025, as “National Employ Older Workers Week” in North Carolina and commend its observance to all citizens.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this sixteenth day of September in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-fifth and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth.