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New Analysis: 37.8 Percent of Teens in Alabama 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 Alabama are having an especially hard time finding work. As of August 2010, 37.8 percent of Alabama 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… -
Employment for Minimum Wage Workers Falls by Over 10 Percent after Hike: States that Aggressively Expand Minimum Wage May Do More Harm Than Good
August 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new study by economists Nicole Coomer of the Workers Compensation Research Institute and Walter Wessels of North Carolina State University that shows how increases in the minimum wage have a disproportionately harmful impact on those who work in minimum wage jobs. “While raising the minimum wage is politically popular, the unintended consequences far outweigh the benefits,” said… -
Employment for Minimum Wage Workers Falls by Over 10 Percent after Hike: States that Aggressively Expand Minimum Wage May Do More Harm Than Good
August 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new study by economists Nicole Coomer of the Workers Compensation Research Institute and Walter Wessels of North Carolina State University that shows how increases in the minimum wage have a disproportionately harmful impact on those who work in minimum wage jobs. “While raising the minimum wage is politically popular, the unintended consequences far outweigh the benefits,” said… -
New EPI Analysis Shows Teen Unemployment Rate Averages 35.1 Percent in Arizona: At Third Highest in the Country, EPI Points to Consequences of the Recession and Minimum Wage Hikes
August 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, DC – A new EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data estimates that the average unemployment rate for 16 to 19 year olds in Arizona was 35.1 percent as of June 2010. Economists point to the consequences of the recession and recent increases in state and federal minimum wages. “This summer, more than one in four Arizona teens is looking for work without success,”… -
New EPI Analysis Shows Teen Unemployment Rate Averages 29.1 Percent in Florida: At Ninth Highest in the Country, EPI Points to Consequences of the Recession and Minimum Wage Hikes
August 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, DC – A new EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data estimates that the average unemployment rate for 16 to 19 year olds in Florida was 29.1 percent as of June 2010. Economists point to the consequences of the recession and recent increases in state and federal minimum wages. “This summer, more than one in four Florida teens is looking for work without success,”… -
New EPI Analysis Shows Teen Unemployment Rate Averages 32.8 Percent in Oregon: At Sixth Highest in the Country, EPI Points to Consequences of the Recession and Minimum Wage Hikes
August 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, DC – A new EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data estimates that the average unemployment rate for 16 to 19 year olds in Oregon was 32.8 percent as of June 2010. Economists point to the consequences of the recession and recent increases in state and federal minimum wages. “This summer, more than one in four Oregon teens is looking for work without success,”…