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This question is about age discrimination statistics.
Can employers ask your age?
Yes, employers can ask your age. They cannot, however, discriminate against you because of it. Some jobs can specify a maximum age for entry, but these are mainly federal law enforcement jobs with highly specific requirements.
If an employer asks you your age, it may be tempting to lie to make yourself look more appealing as a candidate, but this has its risks, as if you are hired, they'll find out about your age and are often allowed to fire you for lying on your application.
If you lied about your age for a federal job with a maximum age requirement, you could even go to prison.
If you don't lie about your age, don't get the job, and believe that it was because of your age, you can submit an EEOC claim for age discrimination.
Just do your homework to make sure it was about age and not your qualifications because employers have the right to eliminate a candidate from consideration based on their qualifications.
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