The reason why the crisis has been even more difficult for millennials comes down to three issues, according to St. Louis Fed policy analyst Ana H. Kent: lasting fallout from the financial crisis, small financial cushions to absorb this type of emergency, and disproportionate job reductions compared to other demographics. The nonfarm payrolls report for April indicated that of the 20.5 million jobs lost during the month, 7.
"Young adult Americans are facing very serious economic upheaval," Kent wrote in a research paper. "Millennials' financial fragility hurts not only these individuals, their families and others who rely on them but also the economy as a whole." Despite a personal savings rate that mostly stayed above pre-crisis levels throughout the 11-year recovery, many American families found themselves in precarious financial standing at the start of the coroanvirus shutdown. For millennials, it was even worse.
Recent surveys have shown that 1 in 4 millennial families have debts that outweigh their assets, a condition known as negative net worth. One in six say they wouldn't be able to raise enough cash"For those experiencing job loss, these emergencies can prove catastrophic without sufficient financial cushion," Kent wrote..
Looking at job losses as a percentage of the workforce, Hispanics, women and those without a college degree suffered the most, especially in the initial March layoffs. The situation breaks down similarly for those who say they can't handle a short-term emergency, with 32% of black millennials and 20% of Hispanic millenials in that situation."The good news, though, is that while not as young as they were during the Great Recession, millennials still have time to recover," she said.
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Yea Moscow Mitch let’s screw all the people on unemployment
I hope they will show up in mass to vote in November.
Thanks to trump
They're doing better than the 'Greatest Generation' and the Korean War generation, that's for sure.
Because they vote Democrat. They vote for failure.
You introduce your guests as “ billionaire Tilman Fertita”. I have no idea who he is but why “billionaire”. Does that make him more worthwhile or wise or decent?
It's hard to save much money when they're saddled with 10 years of student loan debt.
Millennial are being hit especially hard by GOVERNMENT ACTION. They are not being hit hard by the virus. The majority of them will still vote Democrat because they are so woke.
Cuz they deserve it for being so dumb
A FEW OLD PEOPLE DIE OF COVID 19.! MILLIONS AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF US WILL SURELY DIE OF POVERTY!!!!
1. Democrats 2. Democrats 3. Democrats
4. Greedy boomers gathering assets instead of relinquishing control.
California legislators announced it will pay illegal immigrants a stimulus, while also planning to layoff firefighters and police due to low state funds. Democrats once protected public safety unions. This party has drastically changed and it’s up to millennials to fix it!
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