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Youth Advocacy Group Comments on Today’s CNN Poll Showing Drop in Young Adult Support for Obama June 17, 2013
Contact: David Pasch (202) 230-7947 | Email FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2013 Washington, DC – (6/17/13) – Generation Opportunity President Evan Feinberg issued the following statement in response to the CNN/ORC Poll released this morning: “This morning, CNN confirmed a trend we have been noticing on the ground for quite some time now. Young
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16.1% of Young People Out of Work in May June 7, 2013
Contact: David Pasch (202) 230-7947 | Email FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2013 Washington, DC – (6/7/13) – Generation Opportunity, a national, non-partisan youth advocacy organization, is announcing its Millennial Jobs Report for May 2013. The data is non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) and is specific to 18-29 year olds: The effective unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds, which adjusts
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Facing Mounting Pressure from Youth Activists, Congress Kills Internet Tax June 6, 2013
Contact: David Pasch (202) 230-7947 | Email FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2013 Washington, DC – (6/6/13) – House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), who was Facebook bombed by over 3,000 young activists in recent days, announced this morning that his committee would not take up Senate-passed legislation to collect taxes on Internet sales. Goodlatte’s
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Senators Should Oppose Thomas Perez Nomination May 8, 2013
“Rather than promote a flawed plan to raise entry-level wages, the real solution is a dynamic economy that creates jobs…” Washington, DC – (5/8/13) – Generation Opportunity President Evan Feinberg, one of the first Millennials to run for Congress, issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate Committee of Health, Education, Labor and Pensions’ upcoming vote on
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16.1% of Young People Out of Work in April May 3, 2013
Washington, DC – (5/3/13) – Generation Opportunity, a national, non-partisan youth advocacy organization, is announcing its Millennial Jobs Report for April 2013. The data is non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) and is specific to 18-29 year olds: The youth unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds for April 2013 is 11.1 percent (NSA). The effective unemployment rate is 16.1 percent, which adjusts for labor participation