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DATA2GO.NYC
DATA2GO.NYC is a free, interactive tool that lets you explore over 400 indicators related to human well-being and inequality across New York City's nearly 200 neighborhoods.
Broad Recovery, Persistent Inequity: Youth Disconnection in America
Broad Recovery, Persistent Inequity presents 2022 youth disconnection rates for the United States as a whole as well as by gender, race and ethnicity, region, state, metro area, and congressional district.
A Portrait of Newark
A Portrait of Newark is an extensive study of well-being across race, place, and gender, and youth disconnection across Newark, New Jersey.
Youth Disconnection Interactive Tool
Millions of young people in the United States are neither working nor in school. Explore the latest youth disconnection data for yourself in this interactive tool.
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Woman’s story shows hurdles, hope for youth
"Her experience tells a familiar story in Jefferson County. Measure of America, a national research group that analyzes the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey data, identifies what it calls “disconnected youth,” 16- to 24-year-olds who are neither in school nor working."
Port Townsend Leader | October 1, 2025No job, no degree? No problem. Las Vegas has answers for ‘disconnected youth.’
"The presence of a trusted adult who helps young people navigate the postchildhood transition can make the difference between whether they flourish or flounder, says Ms. Lewis of Measure of America. It’s even more important for young people who didn’t grow up in environments where they witnessed stable career paths."
The Christian Science Monitor | September 6, 2025Participatory Demography: Core Values
"This story is the first in an occasional series that will seek insights about life in Lower Manhattan by reviewing statistics available from the Data2Go.NYC website, created by Measure of America – a nonpartisan, non-profit project of the Brooklyn-based Social Science Research Council. This installment focuses on “core statistics” drawn from the American Human Development Index."
The Broadsheet | August 6, 2025
