What’s most important in the upcoming election? If you ask young voters, the answer to that question is entry-level jobs.
A recent poll conducted by Experience.com found that job creation is the most important issue in the current presidential debate when it comes to Generation Y voters, according to an article by BusinessWeek. Of the 12,900 respondents to the poll, 77 percent said entry-level job creation would factor into who they plan to vote for.
This isn’t all surprising, as the economy continues to decline. In September, non-farm payroll employment decreased by 159,000 jobs, the highest number of job cuts in more than five years, while the unemployment rate stayed steady at 6.1 percent. Major industries to lose jobs included construction, manufacturing and retail trade, while mining and healthcare added jobs, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics.

