Fast Facts about Generation Y
They will be 100 million strong by 2010—the first twenty-five-year generation in over a hundred years.
Gen Y contains a huge second-generation Latino contingent, especially on the young end.
They are consuming at five times the rate of their Boomer parents in adjusted dollars.
Gen Y will have large numbers of unemployed, and because of that, crime will spike.
Because of their sheer numbers in the high-risk age demographic, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) will spike (including AIDS), as will teen pregnancies.
Generation Y will have a tremendous entrepreneurial spirit because of overwhelming unemployment.
Gen Y will have a disproportionately high number of skilled technicians because of the huge demand and big salaries. ...
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