Today, the Council on Economic Advisers released a new report that looks at the so-called “Millennial” generation. The report takes an in-depth look at the trends and circumstances that have helped shape this generation.
And while you might think that this group of Americans — mostly in their mid-20s — is all about smartphones and fresh-pressed juices, you’d be wrong. Millennials are a generation shaped by transformation — they came of age during the Great Recession and are more diverse and educated than any other generation.