
With Gen Z and Generation Alpha emerging as Colorado's next workforce, it's time to shift our perspective from viewing youth employment as "temporary summer help" to focusing on long-term career pathway development. Did you know that while Colorado's overall unemployment rate is 3.9%, the rate for 16-19 year olds currently sits at a high 17.0%?

We’re not just envisioning change. We’re actively addressing the challenges and building solutions. The decade from high school to early adulthood, what we call The Launchpad Decade, represents a critical window for economic mobility. Today’s young people navigate this transition amid three converging pressures: the affordability challenge of education on top of being family earners, the anxiety around unprecedented economic uncertainty, and the impact of AI reshaping entry-level labor markets.

students reached across 34 states, expanding their view of education to career options thanks to apprenticeship programs & partners
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