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Unemployment Crisis for Black Teens: Kerry/Kennedy Minimum Wage Proposal Harmful to Already Struggling Entry-Level Job Seekers
July 2004 · ·
The June 2004 unemployment numbers generally spell good news for the nation overall at 5.6%. However, a crisis continues for many job seekers in the entry-level workforce that would only be exacerbated by a proposal from Senators Ted Kennedy and John Kerry to increase the minimum wage to $7.00 per hour. The U.S. Senate is expected to take up the debate on increasing the minimum wage on… -
Unemployment Crisis for Black Teens: Kerry/Kennedy Minimum Wage Proposal Harmful to Already Struggling Entry-Level Job Seekers
July 2004 · ·
The June 2004 unemployment numbers generally spell good news for the nation overall at 5.6%. However, a crisis continues for many job seekers in the entry-level workforce that would only be exacerbated by a proposal from Senators Ted Kennedy and John Kerry to increase the minimum wage to $7.00 per hour. The U.S. Senate is expected to take up the debate on increasing the minimum wage on… -
Sen. Kerry’s Minimum Wage Hike Is Inefficient Way To Help Working Poor: Array
July 2004 · ·
As presidential hopeful John Kerry and Senator Ted Kennedy push to increase the minimum wage to $7.00 an hour, a new study conducted by Cornell University economics professor Richard Burkhauser and Dr. Joseph Sabia find that a 36 percent increase in the wage floor will only serve to decrease employment opportunities for entry-level employees—particularly the low-skill employees minimum wage hikes are intended to help—without providing the majority… -
Sen. Kerry’s Minimum Wage Hike Is Inefficient Way To Help Working Poor: NULL
July 2004 · ·
As presidential hopeful John Kerry and Senator Ted Kennedy push to increase the minimum wage to $7.00 an hour, a new study conducted by Cornell University economics professor Richard Burkhauser and Dr. Joseph Sabia find that a 36 percent increase in the wage floor will only serve to decrease employment opportunities for entry-level employees—particularly the low-skill employees minimum wage hikes are intended to help—without providing the majority… -
Sen. Kerry’s Minimum Wage Plan Hurts Already Struggling Employees: Array
June 2004 · ·
While our nation continues to produce jobs at a fast pace, low-skill entry-level employees face crippling unemployment rates. Today the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) unveiled a new website, www.gatewayjobs.com, which highlights the crisis in entry-level employment. Senator John Kerry’s recent proposal to increase the minimum wage to $7.00-an-hour will further hurt those individuals already struggling to find jobs. Groups of traditional entry-level employees face significantly higher unemployment… -
Sen. Kerry’s Minimum Wage Plan Hurts Already Struggling Employees: NULL
June 2004 · ·
While our nation continues to produce jobs at a fast pace, low-skill entry-level employees face crippling unemployment rates. Today the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) unveiled a new website, www.gatewayjobs.com, which highlights the crisis in entry-level employment. Senator John Kerry’s recent proposal to increase the minimum wage to $7.00-an-hour will further hurt those individuals already struggling to find jobs. Groups of traditional entry-level employees face significantly higher unemployment…