So I guess that's it? With a whimper not a bang? The extra

[PatrickforO]

24. I'm so sorry.

I'm not sure how effective your local workforce center is. To get your unemployment, you had to register with them, but you may not have contacted them for help. There is a lot of money out there for re-skilling people and putting them back to work. You might end up doing an OJT, which is a subsidized position that can turn into a permanent job when the subsidy ends.

Also, look up your job on ONET Online if you have a computer with access to internet, which you probably do or you wouldn't be posting on here. It is https://www.onetonline.org/

The reason I say this is when you go in, you can see a section called 'related jobs.' This can give you some insight about other things you might be able to do.

When you have this in hand, you might visit https://www.careeronestop.org/JobSearch/job-search.aspx. I have set the page for you in this link so you can enter various job titles, specify your location and find job listings.

Jobs are being listed now - I'm not going to lie and say that you won't encounter ageism, because you will. This shutdown of the economy due to pandemic has been a double whammy to older Americans. During the recovery from the last recession, people who were 62 or older were about half as likely to get another job, and the pay for the new job tended much lower, again a bit more than half of what they were making. So that sucks. But you're sixty. Not quite there yet. Your odds are a bit better.

In addition, try and find some job search support groups - many are still meeting, but virtually. You are not alone, and the value of participating in such a group is that not all of you are trying to find the same thing. Others in the group may well have leads that you could follow.

I wish you the best moving forward, Luz. But do reach out. There may be other help available in your community too.

Do keep us posted about how you are doing when you can.