From The Atlantic:
“The median income
at 29 is about $35,000. Talk of a steady “career” for most young people is more
aspirational than descriptive. Jobs are still temporary for twentysomethings.
The average American has had more than seven jobs before she turns 29, and a
third of them lasted less than six months. One might assume that job-hopping
and short-term employment is just a part of being a teenager. But Americans at
all levels of education held an average of more than two jobs between ages 25
and 28. The challenge of temporary employment is worse for young people without
a high-school or college diploma. The typical length of a job for a high-school
dropout between 18 and 28 is only six months.”