A survey done by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research with sponsorship from MTV found that nearly half of Gen Zers felt the pandemic had made their educational and job objectives more difficult. From Sept. 1 to Sept. 19, 3,764 persons between the ages of 13 and 56 were surveyed.
40% of Gen Z respondents claimed their romantic relationships were more difficult to maintain than they were a few years ago. Older Americans were less likely to say that the epidemic had affected their schooling or employment, according to a recent survey.
According to the survey’s authors, 35 percent of Gen Zers experience stress on a regular basis, and another 46 percent say they do so on occasion. “Pandemic uncertainty and fear of infection are two of the most common sources of stress for this generation,” according to the report.
Younger Americans, particularly those from Generation Z, are more likely than other age groups to be experiencing social isolation, loneliness, and stress because of the coronavirus epidemic, according to the results of a new survey.
This year’s flu epidemic has made it more difficult for Generation Zers than any other age group to make key life decisions, according to a report from the American Psychological Association in October.
According to the same organization, Gen Zers were the most likely to indicate that the pandemic had affected their mental health or caused unexpected weight gain.
The pandemic looks to have impacted Generation Z the worst, as well. Historically, it has been found that the youngest people are the most affected by economic hardships. More than a third of 16 to 19-year-old job seekers were out of work in April 2020, as the virus expanded across the country. In other words, it was more than twice as high as the national average.
The employment rate for Americans aged 16 to 24 has increased since then, but it is still lower than in 2019, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ August report.
Gen Z workers outside of the United States are experiencing the same issues. When the International Labor Organization (ILO) released its findings in June, they found Gen-Z workers had seen their job chances drop by more than twice the rate of older generations.
Because many young individuals without a job ceased looking for one or put off entering the workforce, the number of young people without jobs has stayed stable between 2019 and 2020, according to the agency.