While the economy may be improving by many metrics, many young adults — particularly young adults of color — are still suffering economically and want economic policies that offer security. Our sample includes responses from 763 young people who are white, 547 African American, 515 Latinx, and 251 Asian American, weighted to accurately match population characteristics. For example, roughly 27 percent of Latinx, 19 percent of white, 16 percent of Asian American, and 14 percent of African American young adults report not receiving any benefits at their current job. This lack of benefits may be related to the high percentages of young adults who say they’re working just to get by. What’s more, our data suggests that young adults, especially African American and Latinx young adults, don’t believe they have access to good jobs.

Source: Washington Post June 04, 2019 11:03 UTC