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As entry-level jobs disappear and pathways to career success shrink, Gen Z is in a tough spot
(www.businessinsider.com)
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Hard indicators show the economy is relatively healthy on paper: The US added a higher-than-expected number of jobs in May, inflation is getting under control, and the unemployment rate is low.
Unemployment rate is irrelevant. What matters is how much these jobs pay.
1 in 4 Americans is functionally unemployed, i.e. they have a job, but it doesn't pay a living wage.
That's the crisis that the US is currently in.
This hits home, I managed to score a pretty sick job at a tech company and I was just laid off this week, what the hell am I going to do now?