http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/14/news/economy/youth-employment/index.html?iid=SF_E_Lead
Friday, March 14, 2014
Toughest Job Market for Teens
In the article on CNN, "Teens Face Toughest Job Market on Record" by Annalyn Kurtz written on March 14 she discusses how employment has lowered for teens and people in their early 20's. Kurtz says, only 26% of teens from ages 16-19 had a job in 2011 and this is down from 45% in 2000. This is the lowest rate since after World War II era. In some areas fewer than 1 of 6 teens are employed. In the top 100 metro areas 1.8 million teens are looking for a job or want a job but aren't looking. In my opinion, it is not only underemployment that is an issue but teens are either too busy with school and sports or are too lazy to get a job. So many teenagers today rely on their parents, so they think getting a job is not necessary. These situations could be a huge contributions to low employment. But businesses are also struggling and not hiring as many people. This will most likely effect future job opportunities for this generation.
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Great article Danielle!!! i really like the point you made about how teenagers don't think they need to get a job because most rely on their parents. This is very true for our generation, which is a shame because soon enough we won't have our parents and will need to function on our own. So right now as young adults we have to learn about the job market and make our way in so we will be able to provide for ourselves when we are completely on our own.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that it's only 26% of teens had their jobs in 2011 until I saw your post! I was surprised by this low percentage. I also agree with your point that teenagers don't think that they need to get a job and they rely on their parents. I think having experience of part-time job is important because it makes us realize how hard it is to make enough money that we want for living.
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