Gen Z Will Be Hit Hardest by Economic <br />Fallout From COVID-19, Data Suggests Generation Z, which the <br />Pew Research Center defines as <br />anyone born after 1997, makes up 24% of employees <br />in the industries most affected <br />by the pandemic. Senior Researcher Richard Fry, via CNN The Resolution Foundation’s research suggests <br />that pandemic-related layoffs could affect <br />Gen Z's long-term pay and job prospects. Today’s graduates in the United Kingdom are <br />13% less likely to be employed in three years <br />when compared to a pandemic-free scenario. The U.S. economy also lost 20.5 million jobs in April, <br />with the unemployment rate being the highest for<br />teenagers aged 16-19 at 31.9%.
