Generation Opportunity Statement on February Jobs Numbers: Young Americans Denied Opportunities to Enter the Workforce

Gallup Indicates Increase in Unemployment Rate from 8.6% to 9.1% without Seasonal AdjustmentWashington, DC – (3/9/12) – Generation Opportunity President Paul T. Conway, former Chief of Staff of the United States Department of Labor under Secretary Elaine L. Chao, responds to the February 2012 jobs numbers report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: “We talk about how historic these numbers are – not since WWII have we seen this level of unemployment persist. But the bigger story is what it represents – millions of lives – moms, dads, brothers and sisters, construction workers,