| AARP | American Association of Retired Persons |
| ADA | Disabilities Act |
| ADEA | Age Discrimination in Employment Act |
| AET | Adult education and training |
| AJC | American Job Centre |
| ALMP | Active Labour Market Programme |
| ATAA | Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance |
| BLS | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| CIPD | Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development |
| CTE | Career and Technical Education |
| CPS | Current Population Survey |
| DC | Defined Contribution |
| DEI | Disability Employment Initiative |
| DOL | Department of Labor |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| ELSA | English Longitudinal Study of Ageing |
| ETA | Employment and Training Administration |
| EPL | Employment Protection Legislation |
| ER | Employment Rate |
| ES | Employment Services |
| EU | European Union |
| EU-OSHA | European Agency for Safety and Health at Work |
| FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
| FY | Fiscal year |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| HRS | Health and Retirement Study |
| ICT | Information and Communications Tools |
| INQA | Initiative New Quality of Work |
| ISCO | International Standard Classification of Occupations |
| NAIRU | Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment |
| NGO | Non Governemental Organisation |
| NRA | Normal Retirement Age |
| OAA | Older American Act |
| ODEP | Office of Disability Employment Policy |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OPM | Office of Personnel Management |
| OSH | Occupational Safety and Health |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PIAAC | Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies |
| RFOA | Reasonable Factors Other than Age |
| RTAA | Reemployment Trade Adjustment Assistance |
| SCSEP | Senior Community Service Employment Program |
| SEWN | Strategic Early Warning Network |
| SHARE | Survey of Health and Retirement in Europe |
| SHRM | Society for Human Resource Management |
| SIPP | Survey of Income and Program Participation |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| TAA | Trade Adjustment Assistance |
| TAP | Technical Assistance Program |
| TIOW | Targeted Initiative for Older Workers |
| TRA | Trade Readjustment Allowance |
| TRIP | Transition-To-Retirement Pension |
| UI | Unemployment Insurance |
| USD | US dollars |
| VET | Vocational Education and Training |
| WIA | Workforce Investment Act |
| WIASRD | WIA State Annual Reports and Summaries |
| WIOA | Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act |
Ageing and Employment Policies: United States 2018
Working Better with Age and Fighting Unequal Ageing