Brian Laird on WNYc for a closing segment today. We're going to take calls from those of you who are in a massive microgeneration.

What? Did you see that article in the New York Times?

There is what they call a massive microgeneration of people born in the years 1990 and

1991.

They make up the biggest chunk of the biggest generation ever and because of this

they've been wielding a lot of power over economic influences, no not just the

popularity of Avocato Toast between college admissions in the last decade and now the housing

crisis. They've also been in lifelong competition for America's economic

resources. Joining us to discuss her reporting on peak millennials is Gina Smilock,

reporter covering the Federal Reserve and the economy for the New York Times.

Usually, yes, we'll ask her about today's inflation numbers that came out, and she's the author of Limitless,

the Federal Reserve takes on a new age of crisis.

Gina, thanks for coming on. Welcome back to WNYC.

Yeah, thank you for having me.

So you're reporting on what you call peak millennials, more specifically who are they and where

did that term come from?

Yes, well, I made the turn up, so it's slightly unscientific, but the, what I mean by it is basically the population of people born in 1990 or

1991 and living in America today. These people weren't necessarily the

largest generation immediately upon birth, but between both a very big birth

generation and quite a lot of in migration, they are the biggest

population group by birth year in America today.

So the people who are either turning three this year or who entered the year being 33 are sort of the biggest group individual year of people in the country.

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