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New Analysis: Teen Unemployment in Arizona Averaged 31.5 Percent in 2010: Seventh in the Nation, Arizona's Teen Unemployment Rate Up from 31.1 Percent in 2009
January 2011 · ·
A preliminary analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) shows that teen unemployment averaged 31.5 percent in Arizona in 2010. That’s the seventh highest in the country, and up from 31.1 percent in 2009. In states like Arizona, teens contended with extra barriers to employment because of an indexed state minimum wage. “Last year, more than one in four Arizona teens… -
New Analysis: Teen Unemployment in California Averaged 34.4 Percent in 2010: Second in the Nation, California's Teen Unemployment Rate Up from 32.8 Percent in 2009
January 2011 · ·
A preliminary analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) shows that teen unemployment averaged 34.4 percent in California in 2010. That’s the second highest in the country, and up from 32.8 percent in 2009. In states like California, a proposed 2011 increase in the state minimum wage threatens to make the situation even worse. “Last year, more than one in three… -
New Analysis: Teen Unemployment in Georgia Averaged 36.3 Percent in 2010: Highest in the Nation, Georgia's Teen Unemployment Rate Up from 29 Percent in 2009
January 2011 · ·
A preliminary analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) shows that teen unemployment averaged 36.3 percent in Georgia in 2010. That’s the highest in the country, and up from 29 percent in 2009. In states like Georgia, teens contended with extra barriers to employment because of a 40 percent increase in the federal minimum wage between 2007 and 2009. “Last year,… -
New Analysis: Teen Unemployment in Illinois Averaged 27.6 Percent in 2010: Fifteenth in the Nation, Illinois' Teen Unemployment Rate Up from 25.8 Percent in 2009
January 2011 · ·
A preliminary analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) shows that teen unemployment averaged 27.6 percent in Illinois in 2010. That’s the fifteenth highest in the country, and up from 25.8 percent in 2009. In states like Illinois, teens contended with extra barriers to employment because of a 2010 increase in the state minimum wage. “Last year, more than one in… -
New Analysis: Teen Unemployment in Indiana Averaged 27.7 Percent in 2010: Fourteenth in the Nation, Indiana's Teen Unemployment Rate Up from 21.3 Percent in 2009
January 2011 · ·
A preliminary analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) shows that teen unemployment averaged 27.7 percent in Indiana in 2010. That’s the fourteenth highest in the country, and up from 21.3 percent in 2009. In states like Indiana, teens contended with extra barriers to employment because of a 40 percent increase in the federal minimum wage between 2007 and 2009. “Last… -
New Analysis: Teen Unemployment in Mississippi Averaged 33.2 Percent in 2010: Fourth in the Nation, Mississippi's Teen Unemployment Rate Up from 30.2 Percent in 2009
January 2011 · ·
A preliminary analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) shows that teen unemployment averaged 33.2 percent in Mississippi in 2010. That’s the fourth highest in the country, and up from 30.2 percent in 2009. In states like Mississippi, teens contended with extra barriers to employment because of a 40 percent increase in the federal minimum wage between 2007 and 2009. “Last…