March Unemployment Numbers and Young Americans: Statement by Generation Opportunity President Paul T. Conway, Former Chief of Staff of The United States Department of Labor

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Apr 06, 2012, 01:59 ET

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Generation Opportunity President Paul T. Conway, former Chief of Staff of the United States Department of Labor and the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) responds to the March 2012 jobs numbers:

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"The March unemployment numbers remain unacceptably high for all Americans, and especially among young adults who continue to suffer the consequences of a poor economy and failed economic policies at a historically high and alarming rate. Young adults overall, young adults in minority communities, and young adult men and women are doing everything they possibly can to make ends meet, yet millions have already paid a steep price in delayed dreams and interrupted careers. They know a successful economy is measured not by how many people drop out of the job market each month, but rather by the number of people who find meaningful full-time jobs in the careers of their choice. Young people want solutions that create more economic opportunity for every American and view elected leaders who offer anything less as disingenuous and completely disconnected from the hardships they and their friends have already endured."

ABOUT GENERATION OPPORTUNITY
Generation Opportunity is a non-profit, non-partisan 501 (c)(4) organization that seeks to engage everyone from young adults, to early career professionals, college students, young mothers and fathers, construction workers, current service men and women, veterans, entrepreneurs, and all Americans who find themselves dissatisfied with the status quo and willing to create a better tomorrow.

Generation Opportunity operates on a strategy that combines advanced social media tactics with proven field tactics to reach Americans 18-29. The organization's social media platforms – "Being American by GO," "The Constitution by GO," and "Gas Prices Are Too Damn High" on Facebook – have amassed a total fan base of more than 3 million. All three pages post links to relevant articles and reports from sources ranging from the federal General Accountability Office (GAO), to The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Brookings Institution, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, and The Heritage Foundation.

Read about Generation Opportunity here; visit "Being American by GO" on Facebook here, "The Constitution by GO" on Facebook here, and "Gas Prices Are Too Damn High" on Facebook here.

For our Spanish-language page – Generacion Oportunidad – click here.

CONTACT:
Matthew Faraci
202-997-1636
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