Young Workers

Recession Creating A Lost Generation; Young People Can't Find Jobs

BusinesWeek | Peter Coy | Posted 10.11.2009 | Business


Bright, eager -- and unwanted. While unemployment is ravaging just about every part of the global workforce, the most enduring harm is being done to y...

AP: Layoffs Toughest On Younger, Older Workers

AP | MIKE SCHNEIDER and ERRIN HAINES | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business


ORLANDO, Fla. — Marcus Wells and Shirley Walker view their economic prospects from opposite ends of the age spectrum. Wells, 25, was initially ...

Young Workers In Free Fall: 1/3 Under 35 Live With Parents

Art Levine | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Art Levine

The future now looks particularly bleak, especially if the "jobless recovery" continues at its relatively slow pace, and union organizing remains blocked by opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act.