Traditionally, a summer job is many teenagers’ first experience in the job market. Yet the past decade has witnessed a significant deterioration in the summer job market for adolescents ages 16-19. Despite the persistence of low teen summer employment, and a history of bipartisan support for pro... Read more...
More than half of black males between the ages of 16 and 19 are unemployed, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. And that’s only countingthose seeking work. Economists say legions of other young black men — nobody knows how many — have given up looking. Sitting in an empty ... Read more...