In the fourth chapter of the State of Young America, we find that the increased cost of living has made it more difficult to make ends meet for young people. Rising unemployment, rental and gas prices, and mounting debt are just a few of...
Part three of a five-part series In the third chapter of SOYA, we see that long-term economic trends, such as diminished wages and disappearing jobs, combined with rising health care costs, make our generation of young adults the most uninsured age...
Part two of a five-part series Once the unquestioned leader in educational attainment, today our nation is only 9th in the world. Among 25- to 34-year-olds, we are even further behind, coming in 12th place for the percentage of young...
Part one of a five-part series Today, Young Invincibles and Demos released a report called, “State of Young America” (SOYA). SOYA provides a comprehensive look at both the economic challenges facing young adults since the Great Recession, and longer-term trends that have...
America’s middle class was once the envy of the world, and the pride of our nation. But as millions still struggle with joblessness and millions more just scrape by paycheck-to-paycheck, the Great Recession has awakened—and heightened—the sense that our future...