Generation X
noun
: the generation of people born in the 1960s and 1970s
If you're a member of Generation X, chances are you may be feeling that "Reality Bites" when it comes to your retirement planning.—
Lorie Konish
Lorie KonishThe younger portion of the network's 12-to-34-year-old target audience … exhibited different tastes and sensibilities from the post-baby boom Generation X.—Meg James
compare generation y, generation z
Meg James
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The Gen X Leadership Imperative Organizations overlooking Generation X do so at their own risk.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Burke joined with Matlock again in 2011, for the International Swingers with one-time Generation X guitarist James Stevenson of Generation X and singer Gary Twinn of Supernaut.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
About two-thirds of Generation Z and millennials use mobile banking apps most often, while 55% of Generation X customers do, the association said in a news release.
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2025
The survey also showed that younger generations are more likely to be optimistic, with 59 percent of Generation Z and millennial respondents reporting optimism, compared to 60 percent of Generation X members and 48 percent of Baby Boomers.
—Joanne Haner, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Save your paperwork More:Reality bites: Is Generation X in denial about its own impending retirement?
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Is Generation X in denial about its own impending retirement?
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
On the upside, women are significantly more likely to get a collect degree, according to the report -- nearly 44% of millennial women compared to 28% of Generation X women.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2023
However, incarceration rates fell to 69.7 women in prison per 100,000 between 2019 and 2021 compared to 86 per 100,000 when Generation X women were young adults between 1999 and 2001.
—Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Burke joined with Matlock again in 2011, for the International Swingers with one-time Generation X guitarist James Stevenson of Generation X and singer Gary Twinn of Supernaut.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
About two-thirds of Generation Z and millennials use mobile banking apps most often, while 55% of Generation X customers do, the association said in a news release.
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2025
The survey also showed that younger generations are more likely to be optimistic, with 59 percent of Generation Z and millennial respondents reporting optimism, compared to 60 percent of Generation X members and 48 percent of Baby Boomers.
—Joanne Haner, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Save your paperwork More:Reality bites: Is Generation X in denial about its own impending retirement?
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Is Generation X in denial about its own impending retirement?
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
On the upside, women are significantly more likely to get a collect degree, according to the report -- nearly 44% of millennial women compared to 28% of Generation X women.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2023
However, incarceration rates fell to 69.7 women in prison per 100,000 between 2019 and 2021 compared to 86 per 100,000 when Generation X women were young adults between 1999 and 2001.
—Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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“Generation X.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Generation%20X. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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