Labor Department Extends Youth Job Life Tracking Survey
Published Date: 7/21/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Labor wants to keep collecting important info from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 to learn about young people's work and life over time. They’re asking for approval to continue this survey, which affects participants and researchers tracking jobs and education trends. If approved, the survey will keep running without extra costs or delays, helping us understand youth futures better.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Continuation of NLSY97 Survey
The Department of Labor is asking the Office of Management and Budget to approve continuing the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 so it can keep collecting information about young people's work, education, and life over time. The notice says the survey will continue if approved without extra costs or delays and that this affects survey participants and researchers who track jobs and education trends.
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