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MDRC: Increasing Employment Opportunities for Disadvantaged Young Adults

In response to the increasing rates of youth aged 16 to 24 that are unemployed and not and school, especially among disadvantaged groups like less educated, low-income, and minority youths, MDRC and the Rockefeller Foundation convened a group of academic and experts in June 2014 to discuss how to better engage employers in addressing the problem. This report summarizes key takeaways from that conversation and reviews existing literature on the subject.

Increasing Employment Opportunities for Disadvantaged Young Adults