Millennials are on track to become the most educated generation in the coming years. Educational attainment has increased among young adults in almost every successive business cycle in the last six decades.
The number of young people (ages 18-24) living in poverty has increased over the last several decades, with young adults among the most poverty-prone age groups since the onset of the Great Recession, according to a new issue brief from the Berkeley Institute for Young Americans (BIFYA).
This article examines how young people’s economic outlook has fared in California since the onset of the Great Recession. We draw on the American Community Survey and data from the National Low Income Housing Coalition to show how key economic indicators have changed…
Summary How have young people fared since the Great Recession? Below is an Economic Opportunity Index that is part of a Working Paper focused on economic mobility for young people.
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