Experiencing 11.6 percent unemployment, young women in the US overwhelmingly favor lower taxes and less government spending to help job creation.
Generation Opportunity, the largest non-profit, non-partisan organization in the United States engaging and mobilizing young Americans (ages 18-29) on the important economic issues facing the nation, released new polling data today on young women (18-29) as the 2012 presidential election nears.
Earlier this month, the United States Department of Labor announced that the national unemployment rate was 7.8 percent in September. Generation Opportunity announced that the non-seasonally adjusted youth unemployment rate for 18-29 year old women specifically for September 2012 is 11.6 percent.
Among the main findings of the research are:
- 77% would decrease federal spending if given the opportunity to set America’s fiscal priorities.
- 68% of young women agree with the statement “if taxes on business profits were reduced, companies would be more likely to hire.” Only 25% disagree.
- 61% of agree with the statement “the economy grows best when individuals are allowed to create businesses without government interference.” Only 26% disagree.
- 69% of 18-29 year old women agree with the statement “if taxes were lowered, the US economy would grow faster.” Only 21% disagree.
- 66% prefer reducing federal spending over raising taxes on individuals to balance the federal budget.
