A Profile of Disconnected Young Adults in 2010

From the National Center for Children in Poverty, this report highlights information on disconnected young adults and offers pathways to help disconnected youth re-connect and gain economic independence. Disconnected youth are more likely to experience underemployment and lower earnings over their lifetimes. Specifically, young adults who are disconnected for three or more years are around 14 times more likely to be poor, and are around two to three times less likely to be employed full-time than youth who have not been disconnected. Data show that these youth also experience detrimental health consequences and are more likely to be on public assistance.