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How Knoxville’s work with disengaged teens and young adults translates into jobs
"Three Knoxville zip codes have a high percentage of disengaged teens and young adults. Organizers are collecting more data, but they say Knoxville's disconnection rate dropped significantly between 2012 and 2022, from 16.2% to 8.3%."
Knoxville News | May 12, 2025Millions of Americans in their 20s are jobless — what’s behind the catastrophic rise of NEETs in the US
"When many people picture someone aged 16 to 24, they imagine a student buried in books or a young adult starting their first job. But for more than 4.3 million Gen Zers, neither is true — they're not in school, not working, and increasingly unsure where they fit in."
Yahoo News | April 30, 2025The forgotten millions: Disconnected young Americans
"Research shows that disconnected youth face significantly reduced lifetime earnings, higher rates of unemployment, increased interaction with the criminal legal system, and poorer physical and mental health."
The Philadelphia Inquirer | April 15, 2025