and you still can't find a kid to mow lawns...
Posted on 05/26/2012 7:23:02 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Ah, the Obama economy. Sort of like the Carter economy but without that horrific toothy grin to entertain us.
But as a young man during the Carter years, I can attest to the fact that it was virtually impossible to find a decent job. Even McDonald's was hiring adults desperate for a paycheck to feed their families.
For teenagers in Washington, D.C. and California, finding a job just got a lot harder:
As summer break approaches and school seasons conclude, teens in California will have a more difficult time finding a job than their demographic counterparts in every other state, according to Census Bureau data released by the Employment Policies Institute.
With 36.2 percent of its teens unable to find employment, California leads all other states in teen unemployment - only the District of Columbia, with its 51.7 percent teen unemployment rate, surpasses the Golden State.
Overall, teen unemployment rose in 17 states and Washington, D.C., between April 2011 and April 2012, and fell in 32 states.
Nationally, the teen unemployment rate stands at 24.9 percent, and has averaged above 20 percent for over 40 months. The number of employed teens fell by 14,000 from March to April 2012.
"Although the jobs outlook has improved slightly for summer 2012, teens searching for summer employment are still faced with more competition and less opportunity than past generations," said Michael Saltsman, research fellow at the EPI, in a statement.
When the analysis is broadened to include discouraged teens that have stopped actively looking for work but would still like a job, nearly every state experiences a jump in their teen unemployment rates, according to EPI analysis.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Well let’s be fair. Obama did promise change didn’t he?
I live in Arlington and watch the local Washington DC morning news continually. Almost every single day, there’s the reminder of punk kids robbing folks off the METRO or on the street. So far, no one has openly beaten the punks or retaliated in some fashion. Two weeks ago....some punk stole a I-Phone, and a crowd literally chased the kid down and waited for the cops to take over.
The problem is that the kids have given up on some opportunities in life....they don’t see much hope for a job unless it’s a pure-hand-out via their local city council guy.
Guess 57% will be missing Trayvon Martin Day in school-—oh wait, Trayvon Martin himself was seldom in school.
I disagree! I think The Won is AT LEAST as amusing looking as Crater. Oh, about the economy, that part's true.
I’ve never put much stock in these statistics involving “un-employed teens” or, “children living in poverty”.
In many respects, these stories are usually used to smear a Republican administration. For the most part though, a teens major area of responsibility is SCHOOL. A summer job is fine, when it doesn’t burden the parents. Further, a ‘Child living in poverty’ probably doesn’t even know it...
These young men are part of the underground economy in some way: drugs, guns, illegal gambling, prostitution, or just good old fashioned under the table work. This is the last area of the free market economy in America, the only regulation is the police, and they are just an overhead expense.
These young men are part of the underground economy in some way: drugs, guns, illegal gambling, prostitution, or just good old fashioned under the table work. This is the last area of the free market economy in America, the only regulation is the police, and they are just an overhead expense.
These young men are part of the underground economy in some way: drugs, guns, illegal gambling, prostitution, or just good old fashioned under the table work. This is the last area of the free market economy in America, the only regulation is the police, and they are just an overhead expense.
Do teenagers want the jobs?
It seems to me more and more of the young FEEL they deserve things without having to work towards buying them.
(I am speaking with limited experience, mostly from local news in Philly.)
OMG...at Malcom X junior high ?
The anecdotal evidence is that many jobs in places such as fast food, which years ago were filled by teens/young adults, are now being done by people who were not born in this country.
The anectodal evidence is also that jobs such as housekeeping or domestic help, which in years past were frequently held by black women, are now being done by people who were not born in this country.
Lots of places such as 7-11 have people working there who were not born in this country.
Have we imported a class of people to do lower level jobs, the jobs which at one time provided work to people with less education, or less motivation, or however you want to describe the status of people?
and you still can't find a kid to mow lawns...
I wonder how much child labor laws are affecting the teen unemployment rate. When I was 14 I was working at Hardee’s every day after school 5pm till closing. I think that’s illegal now.
Those D.C. teens....I don’t understand it. You KNOW they got a quality education at Malcom X High School learning how people get arrested for saying disrespectful things about the president. Wait. That’s not just in D.C., is it.
Some say that people’s attitudes about work and certain jobs have changed. When is the last time you saw a black woman working as a maid? Years ago, many maids or domestic helpers were black women. Some say that today’s young people feel that certain jobs are beneath them. Any honest job should be something that people with limited or no education would be happy to have, but, it seems that nowadays, some people feel that they shouldn’t be expected to do certain lower level jobs.
The sad part is, that certain people wouldn’t have to be doing such jobs forever. There is still upward mobility in the work force, for those who choose to participate in the work force. But due to these modern times, a feeling that illegals should do these jobs, a feeling that these jobs don’t pay enough to enable them to live in the status to which they are accustomed, or whatever else, many young people eschew certain jobs, which past generations of young people were happy to do.
As the old adage goes, idle hands and minds are the devils workshop and incidents seem to prove it right.
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