Ageism league table for English towns

Age Positive has published a league table of 149 towns, cities and counties in England ranked by how well they are doing at providing jobs for older people. Slough is best, with 73.9 per cent of 50 to 69 year olds in employment, and Hartlepool the worst with only 31.8 per cent. The bottom 10 are:

Tower Hamlets : 42.9

South Tyneside : 42.9

Isle of Wight : 42.9

Redcar and Cleveland : 42.3

Sunderland : 41.5

Salford : 40.5

Hackney : 37.9

Knowsley : 37.0

Liverpool : 36.6

Hartlepool : 31.8