Letter from Mary Anne Whelan
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The recent article on “workforce challenges” in our county [“Otsego County Workforce Challenges Are Daunting for Both Public, Private Sectors,” September 12, 2024] emphasized efforts to promote opportunities for those with higher education. No mention was made of the demographics of the county, which play an important role.
According to the 2022 census, the mean age in the county was 40.8 years: While the population here generally has declined by nearly 3 percent between 2010 and 2022, the fastest growing group were those over the age of 65 (an increase of 26.6 percent).
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