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Youth left out of recovery

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Youth left out of recovery
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Headline employment figures suggest an economy on the mend. Payrolls have expanded by more than 200,000 for two consecutive months and the employment rate has reached a record high. However, beneath these indicators lies a far less comforting reality: Gains are distributed unevenly, and the young people on whom future growth depends are being left behind. Employment among those aged 15 to 29 has been in steady decline for more than three years, with the pace of contraction beginning to accelerat

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