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Youth Jobless Crisis Could Have Lasting Impact by Chavon Sutton from CNN Money
The recession has fueled a record level of unemployment among young workers and is likely to have a lasting impact on their job prospects, according to a congressional report released Wednesday. The Joint Economic Committee's (JEC) report found that one in five workers between the ages of 16 and 24 was unemployed in April, even as the economy showed signs of recovery, adding more than 570,000 jobs during the first four months of the year.
A Recesssion Lesson by Chris Churchill from the Albany Times Union (New York)
This summer, a new threat looms for New York teens. The state's budgetary problems, in part, have put funding for teen job programs in jeopardy, although Congress is expected to this week consider boosting funding for youth employment.
Teens Face Bleak Outlook for Summer Jobs by Jay Dow from CBS Evening News
At a time of near double-digit unemployment in the United States, the job prospects for teenagers who want to work are even worse. One recent study from Northeastern University finds that only a quarter of teenagers aged 16 to 19 are landing jobs, down from half of all teens a decade ago.
Loss of teen jobs not only cheats them out of making money now, but can lead to a vicious cycle of unemployment. You need experience to get a job, and a job to get experience.
Budget Cut Eliminates Summer Jobs by Tom Joyce from Mount Airy News (North Carolina)
A popular federal-stimulus program that put 240 Surry County youths to work last summer won’t be offered again this year due to budget cuts in Washington.
Area May Get $2.1M For Youth Jobs by Brian Tumulty from the Democrat and Chronicle (New York)
Congressional leaders have agreed to include $1 billion for 300,000 summer youth jobs in a must-pass tax extenders bill expected to be approved as soon as next week, according to Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
Money Needed to Put Teens to Work by Jack Katzanek from the Press-Enterprise (California)
A bill that proponents want to get through Congress before Memorial Day could provide some badly needed funds for summer job programs for Inland Southern California's two counties. If it is passed, San Bernardino and Riverside counties would probably get $9 million each, enough to fund summer work for 4,400 Inland youths. It would have its biggest effect in San Bernardino County because officials had been concerned that they would have no federal allocation for this program.
Summer Employment Outlook For Teens by Rose Scott from WABE (Georgia)
As the country's unemployment rate hovers around 10-percent, a new report indicates the nation's youth will also face tough times finding summer employment. The outlook is even worse for African American high school dropouts.
Teens face elevated competition for jobs even in a favorable labor market, said agency Economic Analyst Jeff Aula. “They tend to enter the labor force in May in large numbers, going after a finite set of jobs,” he said.
The fate of summer jobs for thousands of Massachusetts teens through the Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act of 2010 (HR 4899) is currently in the hands of the U.S. Senate. The U. S. House of Representatives has approved $600 million slotted for teen summer jobs across America this summer.
Student Summer Job Program Loses Funding from Central Florida News 13
A popular summer jobs program has become the victim of budget cuts in Washington... The program was entering its second year in Volusia and Flagler counties, a region with record high unemployment.
"It's a crisis nationally as well as locally," said Dara Ware Allen, executive director of YouthWorks Inc., Downtown. "There are many long-term benefits of being able to get work experience early," she said. "When you think about youth who get discouraged early, it is harder to re-engage them in a positive path later."
Editorial: Creating Summer Jobs is Invaluable Service to Youth from the News Journal (Delaware)
Wilmington can hire 278 summer workers, instead of only 60, despite declining revenues and a deficit. Some $315,000 in federal stimulus to the city's Parks and Recreation Department and the generosity of the United Way are responsible for the turnaround.
Summer Employment Opportunities for Low-Income Young People from Hawaii 24/7
Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona has announced the opportunity for young people from low-income families to earn wages while gaining valuable work experience in public service jobs through the 2010 Summer Youth Employment Program.
Job Corps Center Will Change Lives by Alysha Schertz from Milwaukee Biz Times (Wisconsin)
According to [Tony] Perez, 75 percent of Job Corps students are high school drop outs and more than 90 percent of Job Corps graduates receive jobs, apprenticeships or pursue higher education.
Summer Jobs Prospects Bleak For Youths by Deborah Simmons from the Washington Times
Youths prowling online and pounding the pavement for summer jobs are not alone — out-of-work adults are in the job hunt, too. But the economy, despite its recent signs of strength, already has drained three-quarters of the economic-stimulus package's summer jobs.
State Funding Gives Summer Jobs to 14 by Jacqueline Reis from the Telegram & Gazette (Massachusetts)
It looks like a dismal year for summer jobs for teenagers, but 14 will have positions this summer thanks to some funding from state Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office.
Summer Job Market Dries Up For Students by Ashley A. Smith from the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
That is where the Summer Youth Employment Program steps in. The program found work for 198 people between the ages of 14 and 24 last year across nine counties, including Wood, Marathon and Portage. The program placed young people in typical summer jobs such as maintenance, lawn and gardens, retail or marketing. But this year, Spencer is unsure the program -- which was funded by the stimulus package last year -- will receive resources from the state to run again.
New National Service Grads Face Dim Job Market by Richard Wolf from USA Today
The tattoo on Christian Berrios' right forearm says "Knowledge is Power." For a high school dropout in a city with shuttered textile plants and 18% unemployment, he needs all the knowledge he can get.
Summer Jobs Program Faces Severe Cuts by Brian Boyd from The Standard Times (Massachusetts)
Teenagers and young adults in SouthCoast could have a tough time finding jobs this summer because federal money that was available last year is being drastically reduced.
The area's public employment agency is signing up youths, ages 16 to 24, for its biggest summer jobs program in years.
Nearly 260 Richmond teenagers are getting ready to work as part of the city's youth summer jobs program. All they need is someone to say, "You're hired."
Construction Training Aims to Replace Homes by Nok-Noi Ricker from the Bangor Daily News (Maine)
A unique partnership has formed in town to help underemployed people learn home building skills while providing free labor in the construction of replacement homes for the state’s poor.
Summer Job Market Tough For Teens by Eilene Zimmerman from SanDiego.com
The San Diego Workforce Partnership will offer a summer youth jobs program, the same as it did last year. Moss says last year the organization received some stimulus money from the Feds to put San Diego youth to work. They aren’t getting any additional funding this summer, so won’t be able to employ the 3,200 teens they did last year. “This year we’re looking somewhere in the neighborhood of 400-600," says Moss.
Jobs For At-Risk Youth Elusive by Cindy Gonzalez from the Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)
Last summer, 725 seasonal jobs were created for Omaha's at-risk teens and young adults. But only about half that number of jobs are available this summer, even with the 125 publicly funded job training spots to be announced Tuesday by the City of Omaha and Urban League of Nebraska. “Employment provides a structured alternative to a summer on the streets and a deviation from the path to gangs and guns,” said Mayor Jim Suttle.
Richmond Training Program Gets $1 Million from KCBS-TV (California)
West County supervisor John Gioia says at-risk youth are getting employment and academic help. "Two hundred youth are going to get an opportunity for summer employment leading to a career path," he said. "And that's really what counts."
A Long, Hot Summer from the New York Times
But summer jobs help young people in desolate communities find meaning in their lives while improving their long-term work possibilities. The Senate needs to act soon. States and localities need time to set up effective jobs programs before school lets out.
Looking For Work by Jason Schoonover from the Austin Daily Herald (Minnesota)
Most of the youth [Amanda] Mathews works with at Workforce Development come from low income families. On top of that, Mathews said many of them have disabilities or a criminal background. Many have dropped out of school, so Mathews helps them attain their GED.
“[The job training program] exceeded my expectations,” [Brenda Stevens] said. “The students were eager and excited. Many of them told us, ‘I want to change my life, to do something positive.’ We wanted to help prepare them to dress, talk and act for success in any field, not just flooring and cabinetry. ... We want to train them to understand one day they could be our competition.”
An Urgent Call For Summer Jobs by John Drew for the Dorchester Reporter (Massachusetts)
Derek Hunt says that the ABCD summer jobs program – which he has participated in since 2004 – has saved his life. “It’s kept me off the streets,’ he said. “The counselors encouraged me to stay in school. I saw what it meant to put in a day’s work and get a pay check. It felt good.”
State Lobbies For Summer Jobs Money by Brian Tumulty from the Ithaca Journal (New York)
Prospects for summer employment among New York teens and young adults are bleak unless the federal government provides funding for seasonal jobs, state Labor Commissioner Colleen Gardner said Thursday. With overall teen unemployment in the state hovering at 17 percent, New York faces a possible cutoff of federal funding that paid for 47,000 summer jobs last year.
Our Opinion: Summer Jobs from the Tallahassee Democrat
Nearly 1.2 million Floridians are currently unemployed, increasing the competition for jobs that younger workers customarily fill. But employers should be mindful of the investment potential in hiring a young worker — the ability to shape an apprentice, keep a teen out of trouble during the summer and help a young person build skills for future employment.
Teens Beware, Summer Jobs Tight by Jack Katzanek from the Press-Enterprise (California)
A bill that would have funded a summer youth jobs program has yet to pass the U.S. Senate, and county officials worry that the measure won't be approved in time to do any good. This is on top of poor economic conditions, employers skittish about taking on new workers, and a work force that is loaded with underemployed adults.
Why Summer Jobs Are Getting Harder to Find by Christine Vestal from Stateline.org
Last summer, teenager Michael Gaulden and his family were hungry and living out of the family car when he landed a summer job as a janitor at a San Diego high school. With his first few paychecks, Michael did his laundry, bought food, made a deposit on an apartment and filled up his mother’s gas tank so she could get to work... This summer, few young people can expect the same kind of help.
The corps is a statewide program that employs young adults to provide them with work experience, job training and education opportunities... The work helps crew members learn skills and figure out a career path, [Bill] Blose said. [Cheyanne] Mills agreed, saying that "it's good to get them involved in some community service."
Time For Action on Summer Jobs by Marc Morial for the Washington Informer
We must increase efforts to create jobs for the chronically unemployed, especially in communities of color. But we don't have months to debate this issue. Summer is fast approaching. Our young people need jobs now.
Supporters of this nonsensical legislation assert that they are “doing it for the kids,” amid concern that the current minimum wage is contributing to job loss, especially among teenagers. It’s an argument that critics around the country are making — hoping that they can latch onto a moment of high public anxiety about unemployment to give their claim more credibility. There’s just one thing: They’re completely wrong.
Helping High School Dropouts Improve Their Prospects from the Brookings Institute
Dropping out of school is also linked with many other negative outcomes such as increased chances of unemployment or completely dropping out of the workforce...
Nevada workers between ages 16 and 24 are coping with an unemployment rate of 21.3 percent, nearly twice the level for other age groups, according to a February workforce report from the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
10 Youth Get A Temporary Job Thanks To Federal Dollars from KEZI (Oregon)
Northwest Youth Corps launched its second season of the Outdoor Oregon Program. That means 16 to 19 year olds will earn money while giving back to the community by doing outdoor conservation in Lane County.
Summer Jobs May Receive Lifeline by Adam Taylor from the News Journal (Delaware)
Wilmington officials are hoping federal stimulus money can help prevent the city's summer jobs program for kids from being cut to only 60 positions this year.
Framingham Job Programs Looking to Future by Abby Jordan from MetroWest Daily News (Massachusetts)
Future Skills Institute in Framingham is administering the state's YouthWorks program for the third summer, through funding of nearly $43,500. The program subsidizes jobs and internships for youths at local businesses and nonprofits for eight to 10 weeks this summer. The program is for low-income youths ages 16 to 21, with a focus on those who are no longer in school, said Nancy Coan, the institute's partnership director.
Teens Need a First Job by Kristen Lopez Eastlick for the Citizen-Times (North Carolina)
According to 2006 research conducted by Northeastern University, teens with no opportunities for paid employment are more likely to drop out of high school, find themselves involved with the criminal justice system, or become pregnant. Similarly, a 2003 Stanford University study demonstrated that youths who experience especially long periods of unemployment are particularly prone to negative long-term effects on future wages and employment.
Economic Woes Hitting Younger Workers Harder by Abel Harding from Jacksonville.com
The economic downturn has had a disproportionate effect on younger workers, according to a new report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (O.E.C.D.).
Youthful Hope Needed For Today's Job Search by Carl Love for the Press-Enterprise
"A lot of them weren't just buying minutes for their cell phones," [Charles Walker, a city of Temecula staffer coordinating the expo] noted. "They were contributing to their parents' household."
Funds Cut For Summer Youth Jobs by Camille Bautista from the Queens Courier
Most teens look forward to earning a few bucks during the summer. This year, however, thousands may face a jobless one. Governor David Paterson’s 2010-11 proposed Executive Budget cuts of $35 million in state funds to the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) could leave the program with almost half of last year’s $67.5 million budget.
Jobs Programs Must Include Young People by Sharon Jackson for the Baltimore Sun
I recently had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: to visit Washington, D.C. to talk to lawmakers about the need to support legislation that helps young people get on — and stay on — the right track. I spoke at a briefing on Capitol Hill with young people and program directors from across the country — from rural, urban and Native American communities — who all had the same message: Programs that serve out-of-school, out-of-work young people change lives, and with more funding they could help even more struggling young Americans.
Recession Leaves Lots of Young Without Jobs by Tom Mast from the Billings Gazette (Montana)
The Economic Policy Institute says the unemployment rate among young workers has increased by more than 7.4 percentage points since the downturn began in December 2007, compared to a 4.7 percentage point increase for the work force overall.
Committee Passes Youth Job Program by Dan Newcomer from the Badger Herald (Wisconsin)
A Legislative committee approved a bill Monday that would reinstate the Wisconsin Conservation Corps, a program that would give conservation and environmental jobs to underprivileged youth.
Summer Jobs Program Targets Young People by Andy Powell from the Gadsen Times (Alabama)
A program will provide employment and training for 46 young people in Etowah County who will work for government and nonprofit agencies this summer.
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed funding that would give $600 million, including more than $18 million in Georgia, to the Summer Youth Jobs Program. The program needs approval in the U.S. Senate before the money is available.
The New ‘Lost Generation’: Young Workers by Art Levine from In These Times
A devastating new report, "The Kids Aren't All Right," released by the Economic Policy Institute on Wednesday underscores the plight facing young workers—and how little is being done to address the long-term damage this recession has inflicted on a generation of workers.
High Unemployment Rates For Youth from KNDO-TV (Washington)
Unemployment rates for young people continue to rise. Leaders at the Bureau of Labor Statistics say this is the worst it has been in over 60 years.
Teens and people in their early 20s face daunting odds that often have little to do with their skills, aptitudes or eagerness to work. Business closures over the past three years have intensified competition from their elders. It doesn’t help that summers in scorching-hot Florida are traditionally slow for business, even in good years. And surviving businesses are making do with less help.
While pundits speak with guarded optimism about the economy having turned a corner, a recent survey of employers suggests that getting a summer job this year will not be any easier than it was during the depths of the Great Recession.
Teens Face Difficult Job Market by Molly Tippen from the Daily Tribune (Michigan)
Analysts at the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth expect to see little change in the number of jobless teens in 2010, which means the unemployment rate for teens hoping to earn money and gain work experience is expected to hover near 30 percent statewide for a second year in a row.
Finding a job in Abilene isn’t easy for teens, said 17-year-old John Silva. “You’re competing against older people who work for a living,” said Silva, a student at Abilene High School. While unemployment is historically high in Abilene, the outlook for young job seekers also is difficult, some say.
Being young has its advantages, but apparently being employed is not one of those. A new study from the Economic Policy Institute shows that people between 16 and 24 years old are 13.5% of the work force. However, they make up 26.4% of unemployed people.
Older Workers Keeping Young Adults out of Jobs from ABC News
Young adults in the United States are being squeezed out of the labor force as older workers either delay retirement or seek jobs to rebuild nest eggs destroyed by the recession, a study showed on Wednesday.
Job Prospects Grim For Youth, Especially Black Teens by Yuki Noguchi from NPR
On Friday, the Labor Department reported that the while the country gained 162,000 jobs in March, the overall unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.7 percent. And it's much tougher for teenagers; The jobless rate for those between ages 16 and 19 rose to 26.1 percent. For African-American teens, it's even worse: That rate stands at 41.1 percent.
Young People Face Tough Job Market by David Volz from Examiner.com
Young people who are trying to get started in life are facing very tough competition from older workers. The number of workers age 55 and older has increased by nine percent or 2.5 million since the recession began. As a result, only 55 percent of 16 to 24 year olds are working or looking for work compared with 59.1 percent when the recession began.
Teen Unemployment Rises in Virginia from WTKR-TV (Virginia)
New statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the teen unemployment here in Virginia has increased significantly over the last five years. In 2005, only 11.7% of teens in Virginia were unemployed. In 2009 that number doubled to 22.9%.
"And it's not just summer jobs that are lacking. The teen unemployment rate currently stands at a hefty 25 percent. That's more than double the nearly 10 percent rate for all workers. The problem is that older people are snagging jobs that typically go to teens."
With thousands of summer jobs in jeopardy, more than 200 city teens rallied in City Hall Park Thursday against funding cuts to the popular Summer Youth Employment Program.
Boston Must Fully Fund Summer Jobs for Youth (Editorial) from Open Boston Media
Open Media Boston therefore calls on Bostonians to pressure city council members that have not supported the cause of maintaining (and ideally, increasing) the funds necessary to give as many summer jobs as possible to youth in need. And we ask the council and Mayor Thomas Menino to use some emergency money to keep youth summer jobs programs afloat this year, and figure out ways to make expand the programs to meet the real demand in the years to come. Failure to do so will be bad for the City of Boston, and for an entire generation of local young people.
Jobs Bill Could Provide Boost For Youth Employment by Vicki Needham from The Hill
Summer job hunting isn't much easier for this year, but lawmakers are pushing legislation to provide $600 million for summer jobs programs included in the stimulus that they say would support 300,000 jobs, specifically for minorities and disadvantaged young people.
Unemployment Rate in Teens at "Crisis:" Expert by R. Stickney from NBC San Diego
The unemployment rate for young adults is at a crisis rate according to Dean Baker, a co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, a nonpartisan economic and social research center in Washington, D.C.
House Passes $600 Million In Funding For Summer Youth Jobs Programs from Seattle Medium
The Obama Administration applauded the inclusion of federal funding for summer youth employment activities across the country and encouraged the Senate to pass the legislation.
Summer Jobs Outlook: Just as Tough as Last Year by Joseph Pisani from CNBC
The summer job outlook for teens: not so sunny.
Young Workers Feeling Squeeze of Job Market by Tony Pugh from the Modesto Bee (California)
Teens and young adults, short on experience and skills, have been giving up the job search at higher rates than other workers are during this Great Recession.
Michigan Works Youth Summer Jobs Program Running Out Of Money by Jackie Headapohl from MLive.com
The Michigan Works! office in Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties says that with funding cuts to its youth summer jobs program, it will only be able to serve 80 teens this year compared with the 800 young people it placed into jobs last year through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding.
Rep. Cleaver Meets With President On Job Creation from the Kansas City Call (Missouri)
“A job market already flooded with unemployed workers looking for jobs will be joined by a tsunami of young people competing for much of the same work. It is a perfect storm,” Rep. Cleaver said.
Summer Job Outlook is Cloudy by Julianne Pepitone from CNN
Almost half of hiring managers -- 47% -- don't plan to hire any seasonal workers this summer, said a survey from hourly job site SnagAJob.com. That's about the same as last summer's 46%. The majority of respondents, 54%, said they think it will be "difficult" for teens to find a summer job this year. The survey did not ask that question last year.
Landing a summer job is a modern-day rite of passage for American teenagers. But, this summer, a sluggish economy and high unemployment may join forces to put that experience out of reach for some Southern Nevada students.
California's recession has been particularly hard on younger workers with the unemployment rate for those ages 16 to 19 hitting 33.2% in January, reports the state Employment Development Department.
Teen Summer Jobs Program Still in Limbo by Steven Friederich from The Daily World (Washington)
Now the federal program that gave [Zach] Walls his start is in danger of losing its funding. U.S. Sen. Patty Murray tried unsuccessfully to get $1.3 billion to re-start the program this summer, but her amendment failed to get the necessary votes last week.
According to an assessment of the Department of Labor's jobs-for-youth program -- part of the Recovery Act effort last year -- 313,812 young people between the ages of 14 and 24 were employed in summer jobs nationwide. About 45,407 were placed in jobs outside the summer months.
Teens Face Tough Employment Decline by Kathy Chaney from the Chicago Defender
Most of the jobs, especially at fast food places, are now taken by older people who need full-time work, squeezing out Lawson and his peers, [teen Jimmy Lawson] said.
The state is set to run out of millions of dollars in federal stimulus funding that last year helped pay for 7,000 summer jobs for youths in Massachusetts, and the US Senate earlier this week rejected a proposal to extend the funding, outraging community organizers who argue that money for jobs should be a priority.
Poor Job Market Hits Teens the Hardest by Steve Giegerich from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
And as bad as the employment scene has been for adults the past couple of years, a report from the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University notes it has been much worse for young adults and teens for far longer than that.
Teens Pack Job Fair in Search of Summer Employment by Andrew Wineke from Colorado Springs Gazette
“I just need a job, get my foot in the door somewhere and move up,” said Eli Kelly, a senior at the Life Skills Center.
Schumer Pushes Youth Jobs Bill from WHAM-TV (New York)
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) is backing a senate bill aimed at getting teens and other young workers part-time jobs.
High School Dropouts Cost Oregon $400 Million Annually from OregonCatalyst.com
Oregon’s high school dropouts are costing state taxpayers more than $400 million per year, according to a study released today by the Foundation for Educational Choice and Cascade Policy Institute.
Local Job Training Program Helps Teens Find Summer Work from WSOC-TV (North Carolina)
Youngsters can take workshops on what to wear to interviews, resume writing, customer service, and working in retail. They also get access to computers, phones, fax machines, and career counselors.
Weak Economy Hurts Youth, Too by Sarah Whitney from Suburban Journals (Missouri)
"They [young people] don't have anywhere else to turn," Bob Hysong, education committee chairman for the Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce, said. "Since the economy crashed, they're realizing they need more help than just themselves."
Young People Wait Out the Recession…and Their Youth by Michelle Chen from In These Times Magazine
Young workers may not know it, but the jobs crisis threatens to turn what should be the best years of their lives into another “lost generation."
Joseph Legee can’t remember the exact number of applications he’s filled out since graduating from Nashua High School North in June. It’s somewhere between 40 and 50, he said. Too many to count and not a single one leading to a job.
Teens Try to Find Work in Shrinking Job Market by Autumn Perry From ABC 12 (Michigan)
Teenagers are often overlooked when the economy turns sour, and now, new statistics reveal an alarming look at just how much they're suffering. Some economists say the recession is ending, but one expert says Michigan is still in the midst of a teen unemployment depression.
Colorado Teen Unemployment Up 33% Study Shows From Northern Colorado 5
Teen unemployment in Colorado averaged 24.7 percent in 2009; in 2005, that number was 18.6 percent.
Illinois Teen Unemployment Rate Up 67 Percent from the Daily Herald
New employment data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that Illinois' teen unemployment rate has increased 67 percent in the last five years.
Many older workers are not retiring or are re-entering the labor force because they have suffered a sharp decline in economic security. At the same time, workers age 16 to 24 -- who face an unemployment rate of 18.9 percent, compared to 6.8 percent for workers age 55 and older -- are having a difficult time securing employment and are leaving the labor force in large numbers.
Teen unemployment hasn’t been this high in Oregon since World War II.
Job Options Slim for Teens Amid High Adult Unemployment by Bonna Johnson from The Tennessean
In Tennessee, the unemployment rate for teens has averaged about 29 percent, making it the 10th-highest in the nation, according to the latest analysis of jobs statistics.
Teens at the Bottom of the Job Market by Nate Traylor from The World (Oregon)
Stefanie Schwenk wants a job in the restaurant industry. She's got experience, is willing to work cheap and start at the bottom. But one thing is holding her back. She's a teenager. A tight job market is leaving younger, less-experienced workers on the sidelines.
Credit Crisis Creates Lost Generation by David G. Blanchflower from Bloomberg News
There is now a danger that the biggest fallout from the credit crisis is the creation of a lost generation of young people who never make the transiti`on from school to work.
Record Number of Young Americans Jobless by Andrew Stern from Reuters
The U.S. economic recession has taken a particularly heavy toll on young Americans, with a record one out five black men aged 20 to 24 neither working nor in school, according to recent research.
The Teen Job Chop by Stephen Gandel from Time in Partnership with CNN
The job market is tough for everyone. But this recession has become a jobs disaster for 16-to-19-year-olds. "The numbers are incredible," says Andrew Sum, head of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University and a nationally recognized expert on teen employment. "Proportionally, more kids have lost jobs in the past few years than the entire country lost in the Great Depression."
What's Up with the Young Folks? by John Robertson from Wall Street Pit
All eyes will be on tomorrow's employment/unemployment report, for good reasons. The relative strength of the report will provide yet more essential information on the likely strength of the still young recovery. But as the expansion continues, questions about long-run trends in labor markets will increasingly dominate thinking about what the nation should expect going forward. One important element in interpreting unemployment data is the trend in labor force participation, and it appears as if there are some significant open questions about what the trend looks like.
SUMMER JOBS: Murray Introduces Legislation to Put Young People to Work, Stimulate Local Economies
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced legislation that would create 450,000 temporary jobs and training opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth across the country. Murray's bill, the "Youth Jobs Act of 2010," would provide $1.5 billion through the Workforce Investment Act to stimulate local economies by building on and expanding the highly successful Recovery Act youth employment program.
Americans Without Work - New York Times Editorial
The House's jobs bill is an honorable effort to increase jobs among construction workers, teachers, firefighters and other adults - hence its name, the Jobs for Main Street Act. But it is seriously deficient in one important respect. It does not do nearly enough to address the ominous shortfall of jobs among the young people who have been driven from the job market - and marginalized economically - in record numbers.
The Jobs Summit - New York Times Editorial
To be a success, the White House job summit on Thursday must do more than put ideas on the table. It must produce an agenda for creating jobs.
