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title: "Super Busy Young Americans"
description: "That's the portion of Gen Next Americans (ages 18-25) who say they are both going to school and working either part-time  or full-time. "
date: "2007-06-01"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2007/06/01/super-busy-young-americans/"
---

# Super Busy Young Americans

Overall, 44% of Gen Nexters are employed full-time, another 26% work part-time, while nearly half (46%) are currently enrolled in school – 11% are in high school or technical school, 32% are in college and 3% are in graduate school. Nearly one-in three (31%) Nexters are working and attending school: 19% go to school and work part-time and 12% are juggling full-time work and school. Most Nexters not currently enrolled in school plan to resume their education at some point in the future; nearly seven-in-ten (68%) say they will return to school; 28% say they have no plans to return. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/278/a-portrait-of-generation-next)