A new study from The Brookings Institution examines the 17 percent of young adults – 2.3 million people ages 18 to 24 – who are out of work in mid to large cities by looking at data on their work experience, education, English language proficiency, family status and other characteristics. About a third of the non-working young adults live in poverty, and they are disproportionately low-income, black and Hispanic. The authors offer recommendations to combat the declining employment rates of teens and young adults, including two-generation programs, apprenticeships and re-engagement centers to reconnect young people to education.
