Post-Millennials are entering adulthood with less experience with the work market than previous generations. Approximately one-in-five 15- to 17-year-olds in 2018 (19%) report having worked after all throughout the calendar that is prior, in contrast to 30% of Millennial 15- to 17-year-olds in 2002. Very nearly half of very very early seniors (48%) into the exact same generation worked in 1968. Among 18- to 21-year-olds today, 58% had been used throughout the previous season. During the exact same age previous generations were greatly predisposed to own been employed. Among Millennial 18- to 21-year-olds in 2002, 72percent reported doing work in the year that is prior. Among Boomer 18- to 21-year-olds in 1968, 80% worked in the previous season.
Post-Millennial employees are less inclined to work full-time in contrast to previous generations. In 2018, just 15% of 15- to 17-year-old employees worked full-time, down sharply through the 26% of 15- to 17-year-old employees in 1968 whom worked full-time. The pattern is similar among 18- to 21-year-olds.
The earnings of American workers have increased modestly, and teens and young adults are no exception over the decades. Should they worked full-time in 2017, a 15- to 17-year-old typically attained about $5,000 (the median). Adjusting for inflation, an equivalent early Millennial obtained somewhat less, $4,200. (more…)


