Starting the article now... I'm wondering if there's any consideration for the fact that the millennial generation was enormous (almost as large as boomers), and came into the workforce at the same time as wider spread automation, technology, and outsourcing. Those factors would seem to explain some of the lower job availability, particularly if you also include boomers staying in their jobs longer than their predecessors (due to lifespan and wellness changes when compared to the greatest generation).
CSB... I met him twice when I lived in Malibu. The first time was just small talk (after some comments about my appreciation for his work), but I had just come from a softball game and had my shirt and hat and such on.
Met him again a few years later... Skipped right to "It's good to see you, Mr. Van Dyke" and he replied "I think I told you to call me 'Dick'... Are you still playing softball?"
He was in his mid seventies at the time... Just one of those people who made you feel good just by being around them.