In a first, millennials make up the largest share of the U.S. workforce

In a first, millennials make up the largest share of the U.S. workforce
(Image credit: Pew Research Center)

With the economy finally on the mend, millennials are finding it easier and easier to find steady employment. As a result, a generation whose members are oft-maligned as lazy, jaded freeloaders now makes up a larger share of the U.S. workforce than any other generation, according to a new Pew report.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.