How rampant is age descrimination?

Between 1997 and 2018, about 423,000 U.S. workers filed age discrimination lawsuits with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, making up 22% of all workplace discrimination claims.
More than 21% of employees over 40 have faced age discrimination, and 36% feel their age has prevented them from acquiring a job since they turned 40.
More men than women think that their age has been a factor in finding a new career or advancing their job.
Nearly 1 in 4 employees above 45 have been subjected to hostile remarks about their age from their bosses or coworkers. Also, 3 in 5 older workers have experienced age discrimination in the workplace.
One study discovered that older adults were brought in for interviews similar to younger applicants when filling out online applications.
However, after a face-to-face interview, the more senior candidates were offered jobs 40% lower than younger candidates with equal skills. About half of full-time employees above the age of 50 will lose their jobs involuntarily. Discrimination against older workers cost the U.S. economy an estimated $850 billion in the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018.