Comparing the labor market success of young adults from two generations.(job market worse for young adults now compared to 1970's and 1980's)

Monthly Labor Review | February 1, 1998| | Copyright

Contrary to the expectations of some labor market analysts, young adults born during the "baby bust" have thus far been less successful, in terms of earnings and other labor market measures, than their "baby-boom" counterparts

The post-World War II "baby boom," characterized by high fertility rates from 1946 to 1964, put a stamp on the social, political, and economic landscape of the Nation that is likely to last well into the next century. Seventy-six million babies were born over the 19-year period, or about 4 million per year. Because the baby-boom generation is ...

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