“Most young workers say they don’t have the education and training to get ahead”
This terrible finding is from the Pew Research Center’s new report, “Young, Underemployed and Optimistic.” Pew addresses how education plays a key role in a person’s economic situation and even their understanding of the current situation.
Most Americans identify young people as having suffered the most during the recession. In addition, affluent and educated adults are actually more inclined to agree with this statement. However, according to Pew, people with only a high school diploma are least likely to agree.
Among this nation’s youngest workers, 18- to 34-years-olds, only 30% identify their current job as a career. When including only those with a college degree 49% view their occupation as a career. For young workers without a college degree and not in school only 27% view their job as a career, and a full 49% view their current job as a means to get by.
Clearly, education drives opportunity in the current economy. NFTE is working to bring its library of available entrepreneurship resources to as many students as possible. By making education relevant to life, NFTE empowers young people to stay in school and to find their paths to success. The good news is “bad times don’t trump optimism” for young people. 88% of young people say they have or earn enough money now or will in the future.
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