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New EPI Analysis Shows Teen Unemployment Rate Averages 36.5 Percent in Mississippi: New Study Shows Minimum Wage Hikes Responsible for 10.7 Percent Drop in Employed Mississippi Teens
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 Mississippi was 36.5 percent as of June 2010. New research points to the consequences of recent increases in the federal minimum wage. “This summer, more than one in four Mississippi teens is looking for work without success,” said Michael Saltsman,… -
New EPI Analysis Shows Teen Unemployment Rate Averages 28.5 Percent in Georgia: New Study Shows Minimum Wage Hikes Responsible for 9.2 Percent Drop in Employed Georgia Teens
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 Georgia was 28.5 percent as of June 2010. New research points to the consequences of recent increases in the federal minimum wage. “This summer, more than one in four Georgia teens is looking for work without success,” said Michael Saltsman,… -
New EPI Analysis Shows Teen Unemployment Rate Averages 31.2 Percent in Alabama: New Study Shows Minimum Wage Hikes Responsible for 7.2 Percent Drop in Employed Alabama Teens
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 Alabama was 31.2 percent as of June 2010. New research points to the consequences of recent increases in the federal minimum wage. “This summer, more than one in four Alabama teens is looking for work without success,” said Michael Saltsman,… -
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 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 Study Shows Teen Employment Dropped 12.4 Percent as a Direct Result of Minimum Wage Hikes: At One Year Anniversary of Wage Increase, American Teens are Feeling the Burden of Job Loss
July 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new study by economists William E. Even of Miami University and David A. Macpherson of Trinity University that provides the first comprehensive estimate of teen employment loss directly caused by the recent increases in the federal minimum wage. This study carefully separates out the effects of the recession and differences in state economic conditions. Quantifying the teen…