Generation Screwed: Less Than Half of Young Americans Have Full-Time Jobs
They’ve rigged the numbers.
Every month the feds churn out unemployment figures that are supposed to soothe the masses. But anyone with a shred of common sense knows how twisted those numbers are. The real economy—broken, brutal, and unforgiving—tells a different tale.
And now the truth is emerging: an upcoming Rasmussen survey is going to show that only 48 percent of U.S. adults under the age of 30 have full‑time jobs. That’s not a “dip”—that’s a chasm opening beneath an entire generation.
Rasmussen has been eerily accurate in past election calls. So when their data hints at collapse, we should listen.
A future of part‑time work, for millions
With so many younger adults clutching dead‑end part‑time gigs, competition is about to ratchet up. Full‑time jobs are already tenuous. And as layoffs surge across once‑solid sectors, even those scraps will be fought over like life rafts.
Take Exxon—once a symbol of stability. They’ve recently announced layoffs. That gives you a hint: when energy giants trim jobs, the tremors reach far and wide.
In tech alone, 166,000 workers had been axed by September 15 this year. The bloodletting is only beginning. Industries sagging under debt, regulation, and global shocks will compound the carnage.
Auto supply chain blowing up
We hear about the giants, but it’s the small and medium suppliers—filters, brakes, lighting systems—that collapse first. First Brands, a supplier heavy in auto parts, filed for Chapter 11. Tricolor Holdings, a subprime auto lender, folded weeks earlier. Marelli, a supplier for Nissan and Chrysler, also went bankrupt. These aren’t isolated failures—they’re dominoes.
If your job is safe today, tether yourself to it. The replacement queue right now is longer than ever.
Confidence tanks as real pain arrives
Consumers don’t talk about “unemployment rate”; they live paycheck to paycheck. And when their jobs vanish or hours shrink, confidence plummets. In September, the Conference Board’s consumer‑confidence index fell to 94.2 (from 97.8). That’s its lowest since April.
Now throw in the looming shadow of a government shutdown. Congress and Trump may fail to agree on funding by Oct 1. If they do, the gears of government stall.
The Congressional Budget Office warns that up to 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed during a shutdown, costing roughly $400 million per day in compensation. Even if they get paid later, the chaos will ripple through every corner of the economy.
And in parallel, the Trump administration’s “deferred resignation program” is forcing 100,000 federal workers to quit or resign. Those who lose that safety net now join the pool of desperate job seekers.
Every new applicant will add pressure to a shrinking job base.
Desperate stories, real heartbreak
I’ve covered stories of people applying to hundreds of jobs with zero results. One 64‑year‑old accountant rises at 3 a.m., applying relentlessly, and still gets nowhere. When even seasoned professionals can’t survive, imagine the odds stacked against the young.
Scroll YouTube or TikTok—see the hundreds of firsthand pleas. “I can’t find work.” “They ghosted me.” “I’m overqualified but underpaid.” This isn’t dramatization—it’s the new normal.
Don’t let them fool you: this is the collapse, in motion
We are deep into an economic slide. It’s no longer a slow descent—it’s an avalanche forming on the horizon. Credit bubbles, supply chain meltdown, financial leverage, waning civic trust—all of them converge now, and young adults are bearing the weight.
What we see today is painful—but it pales compared to what’s coming. Brace yourself, invest in your sovereignty, and don’t trust the technocrats to save you.
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