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Shifting Work and Family Trends Among Millennials

Members of the Millennial generation in the United States face rapidly changing—and at times contradictory—socio-economic circumstances. They are generally highly educated, but are saddled with historic amounts of student debt and face daunting levels of un- and underemployment. They care deeply about employment benefits at a time when paid sick and family leave are still distant realities and labor organizing and hard-won workplace protections are being eroded. Many have a desire to delay childbearing because of concerns about economic security, but also have an unmet need for affordable family planning options. Over the past decade we have seen changes in the economy, work, and class status drive Millennial views on marriage and family formation, while at the same time attitudes about family responsibilities, work-life balance, and employment benefits are shifting the way Millennials are engaging in the workforce.

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