2012 Presidential Debate
Tonight, join us as we discuss the Presidential Debate, share comments, fact check the candidates, and live tweet the event. Be sure to follow us on Twitter: @GenOpportunity. You can also post your...
View ArticleDid you hear?
11.8% young Americans are now unemployed through no fault of their own, and more still are falling out of the workforce due to an historic lack of opportunity. The U.S. Department of Labor just...
View ArticleThe Views of Young Americans on Foreign Policy as the Final Presidential...
Tonight, the third and final Presidential Debate takes place with barely more than two weeks left to go to the presidential election on November 6th. As President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Awareness
Today, we pause to “GO Pink” in honor of breast cancer awareness! We at Generation Opportunity are taking a few days out of focusing solely on pressing national economic issues, such as record...
View ArticleYoung Americans are Suffering
The non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) unemployment rate for 18-29 year-olds is an astounding 12%. Additionally, the declining labor force participation rate has created an additional 1.7 million young...
View ArticleChoices
Young Americans have been impacted by the bad economy in more ways than one, being forced to delay dreams and make choices and unprecedented sacrifices. With unemployment so high many are moving back...
View ArticleStatement by Paul T. Conway, President of Generation Opportunity
Washington, DC – (11/7/12) – Generation Opportunity President Paul T. Conway, former Chief of Staff of the United States Department of Labor under Secretary Elaine L. Chao, has issued the following...
View ArticleObservations from the 2012 Election
There was a stunning 11-point swing away from President Obama President Barack Obama won 18-29 year olds by 34 points in 2008 (66%-32%). This year, he won them by 23 points (60%-37%). The youth vote...
View ArticleNovember’s unemployment numbers are in and, unfortunately, the economy...
The non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds for November 2012 is now a high 10.9 percent. The declining labor force participation rate has created an additional 1.7 million young...
View ArticleNew December Jobs Report, Same Bleak Story
Another year has passed, another month, another new jobs report. But let’s be honest. Has anything really changed? The numbers tell us what we all already know, from my friends and yours – millions of...
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