Sunday, October 11 - Blog

This week I read an article entitled “The Lost Generation” by Peter Coy in BusinessWeek. The article discusses how young people are becoming victims of the current job crisis in American culture. The job crisis is affecting not only the economy, but young people’s lives as well. Unemployment today affects young people by causing them to not be able to get jobs out of college. Many people who have recently graduated during the recession have been unable to find jobs or work. For these people, who are just starting their own careers, the damage will continue to affect, creating a “lost generation.” Many people believe that the government must act now in order to put an end to the unemployment which is now so prevalent throughout the country. Some people believe that companies should continue hiring young people even while they lay off others. Job training will most likely become more popular because young people undergoing job training are more likely to get jobs than those people who are not undergoing training. In order to tackle the job crisis for good, I believe the most urgent priority is to prevent unskilled dropouts from losing touch with the workforce.