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A Government Accountability Office report shows that, since 2007, unemployment rates doubled and remained higher than before the recession for workers aged 55 and older. These workers also have a tougher time finding a new job.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Forget lazy days rocking on a creaky porch swing, these days working is the new retirement. Last year's severe market losses left many once-healthy retirement accounts depleted, forcing many seniors to put their retirement pla…

Anne Staats was 75 when she took a year off work to care for her ailing husband. After her husband passed away, she was ready to go back to her job as a receptionist for a home care and medical staffing company but didn't want to work full time. Fortuna…

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Landing a job is tough and a new study shows that no one is finding it more difficult than older workers. Of those who did find work, many are having to settle for entry-level jobs. Others are starting their own businesses.

NEW YORK (Kiplingers) -- Are You Really Ready to Retire? You're putting a satisfying retirement at risk if you don't take these key steps.

NEW YORK (Money) -- Question: I'm 58 and have never opened any kind of a retirement account. Is it too late for me to do so now, or should I hope that Social Security will be there when I retire in a few years? --Vincent I., Denver, Colorado It's never to…

She signed up with RetirementJobs.com, an online job-search tool for people age 50-plus and AARP partner. Three weeks later, she found a job working Tuesdays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. as a legal assistant in a small law firm.

So what should the average pre-retiree or retiree do, given what's happened to their net worth? Yes, one obvious solution is to keep working or return to work.

Retirees can begin receiving Social Security benefits at age 62, but see benefits rise by 8 percent each year retirement is delayed up until age 70. Several federal bills are designed to make it easier to re-enter or remain in the workforce.

Do you know of any internship programs for older workers 50 and up? I'd think in this economy employers would start looking to try out experienced people with a good work ethic.