Millennials’ Cockeyed Optimism

Here’s a paradox. Americans ages 18 to 29 have the highest unemployment rate and the biggest decline since 2007 in full-time employment (minus roughly 3 million). Yet these Millennials are also the most optimistic about economic recovery. A new Pew study finds that they are most likely to expect a recovery soon (36 percent) and the least likely to expec…