Since the pandemic first struck, younger workers have been hit the hardest with unemployment rates double that of older workers. And younger workers of color have fared even worse.
 
If Congress is unable to pass additional COVID relief legislation, younger workers―many of whom were left out of the first round of COVID relief―will be set back for years to come.
 
Watch and share this new video from EPI’s Melat Kassa, which discusses the economic impact the COVID-19 recession has and may continue to have on workers ages 16-24.