Is It Difficult For Someone In Their Late Fifties To Find A Job?

[dave50]

My wife and I are thinking of locating to a different part of the country (a major town on the coast) leading up to our eventual retirement. I have worked all my life in engineering but if we make this move I am prepared to do almost any job to tide me over for the next few years. Has anyone any experience of this and what are the employment prospects for men my age if they are open to anything? Any advice will be gratefully received.