June Unemployment Numbers Mean More Delayed Dreams and Stalled Careers for Young Americans
Statement by Paul T. Conway, former Labor Department Chief of Staff and President of Generation OpportunityWashington, DC – (7/6/12) – Generation Opportunity President Paul T. Conway, former Chief of Staff for the United States Department of Labor, which houses the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and former Chief of Staff for the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM), responds to the June 2012 jobs numbers: “For young Americans, through no fault of their own, their story is one of few opportunities, delayed dreams, and stalled careers. Today's unemployment numbers tell the