Arial Robinson, a 23-year-old multidisciplinary artist who is currently applying for jobs, said she’s struggled with bills since graduating from college. Now, as a freelancer, Arial is often waiting 60 to 90 days to be paid. “The weight of that stress feels like the world is toppling down on you,” she said. “It makes me feel like I am not doing enough.”According to the Center for Law and Social Policy’s 2023 Youth Data Portrait , the young adult poverty rate increased to 15.3 percent in 2022, the highest since 2017. Though Economic Policy Institute’s class of 2024 report notes […]
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