Diverging Employment Pathways Among Young Adults

The authors of these five essays explore the extent to which young people from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds achieve steady, decent-paying employment by their early thirties. Using multivariate analysis, they identify factors predicting membership to four different earnings groups. Factors associated with membership in one or both of the higher-earning groups include higher education, military service, union membership, job-related training, and working in a non-service sector occupation at age 25. Factors associated with belonging to a lower-earning group include incarceration, work-limiting health conditions, and prolonged unemployment.

Record Type: 
Report
Publication Date: 
June, 2022
Date: 
June 2022
Source: 
Partner Resources
Topics/Subtopics: 
  • Employment
  • Education and Training
    • Career Pathways
  • Special Populations
    • Youth in Transition
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