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Generation Y

What You Don’t Know About Generation Y

The Baby Boomer generation is often thought as the generation that worked hard, help get us where we are, and was the backbone of the 20th century.  Now that Baby Boomers are retiring, many have asked the question, “Who will take their place?”  Generation X?  No.

Generation Y (the Millennials).

Within 5-10 years, Generation Y will be the largest generation of our time — some think it is already.  Estimates vary, but somewhere between 60 to 78 million fall into Generation Y.  The typical Generation Y’er is internet savvy, technology driven, socially linked, and was born somewhere between 1977-1995.   Generation X is only third of the size of Generation Y.

Why should you care?  This is why:

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