Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

Survival of the fittest millennial

How are millennials handling student debt and the difficulty of securing employment?

Millennials — American teens, twenty- and thirty-somethings born after 1980 — have inherited one of the toughest economic environments in years. Yet, according to new data from Pew, they may be one of the most economically optimistic generations ever.

Alicia Menendez, reporter and anchor for Fusion TV, joins Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio to discuss what’s behind the apparent paradox. 

Related Topics

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace
    2 days ago
    25:48
  • Make Me Smart
    2 days ago
    24:33
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    2 days ago
    6:48
  • Marketplace Tech
    2 days ago
    10:08
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    6 days ago
    4:41
  • Million Bazillion
    a month ago
    32:45
Survival of the fittest millennial