https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/23/american-dream-fades-for-generation-y-professionals/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 09:28:38 -0400<![CDATA[Generation Y professionals entering the workforce are finding careers that once were gateways to high pay and upwardly mobile lives turning into detours and dead ends. Average incomes for individuals ages 25 to 34 have fallen 8 percent, double the adult population’s total drop, since the recession began in December 2007. Their unemployment rate remains stuck one-half to 1 percentage point above the national figure.]]>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:55:44 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/23/american-dream-fades-for-generation-y-professionals-n98542