Large numbers of the massive Millennial Generation are struggling through the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression, according to the latest Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor survey. The ferocity of the recession has spurred a craving for certainty.
The public's assessment of President Obama's management of the economy and his overall performance remain essentially frozen in place since last winter.
The working world has become an inscrutable maze of part-time jobs, temporary gigs, and layoffs for many Millennials, which could impose lasting costs.