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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… -
Teen Employment Dropped 12.4 Percent as a Direct Result of Federal Minimum Wage Hikes: As National Debate Continues on the Minimum Wage, EPI Points to the Unintended Consequences of Past Increases
October 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON – With an ongoing national debate about the merit of the minimum wage, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) points to recent research estimating the teen employment loss caused by the federal minimum wage increase between July 2007 and July 2009. Economists William E. Even of Miami University and David A. Macpherson of Trinity University found that employment for teens aged 16 to 19 without a high… -
New Analysis: 25.3 Percent of Teens in Indiana Looking for Work for Six Months or More: Research Shows Increases in the Minimum Wage Hurts Teen Employment
September 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new analysis of Census Bureau data that shows teens in Indiana are having an especially hard time finding work. As of August 2010, 25.3 percent of Indiana teens had been searching for a job for six months or more, on average. Nationally, the average was 23.5 percent. A recent study by economists William Even of Miami University… -
New Analysis: 32 Percent of Teens in Georgia Looking for Work for Six Months or More: Research Shows Increases in the Minimum Wage Hurts Teen Employment
September 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new analysis of Census Bureau data that shows teens in Georgia are having an especially hard time finding work. As of August 2010, 32 percent of Georgia teens had been searching for a job for six months or more, on average. Nationally, the average was 23.5 percent. A recent study by economists William Even of Miami University…