August 8, 2013 in The Watauga Democrat By Anna Oakes Statistics indicate that young adults do not find gainful employment as successfully as older adults, and local leaders hope to find ways to keep young people from having to leave...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2013 CONTACT: Rae Roca, Young Invincibles Rae.roca@younginvincibles.org 202-378-3526 Nick McGee, Congressman Larry Buschon’s Office nick.mcgee@mail.house.gov 202-225-4636 Congressman Bucshon to Address Indiana’s Young Adult Unemployment Crisis At YouthBuild Event Young Invincibles releases report showing unemployment rate...
By Gonzalo Valdes Although it’s necessary to tackle our long-term fiscal challenges, do we really need to do it at the expense of the next generation? Unfortunately, Congress seems to think so. Congress is embroiled in a staring contest over...
By Adrienne Sheares I’m one of those people who doesn’t watch the Super Bowl for the game itself. Give me some chips and dip, a good commercial featuring a baby and a good half time show and I’m a happy...
Last fall, Young Invincibles set out to take the pulse of young America. We started by looking at the vital stats in the State of Young America report and poll,1 analyzing data and polling young Americans to compare the issues...
The economy has hit young Americans hard over the past five years. While the national unemployment rate is 8.2 percent, the unemployment rate for 16- to 24-year-olds more than doubles to 16.5 percent. For Latino youth, that figure jumps to...
The American Jobs Act: Recommendations To Better Serve Young Adults With our nation’s economy struggling through a slow recovery, the American Jobs Act (AJA) could not come at a better time. Young Americans in particular are having difficulty making ends...