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It’s Hard Out There for a Teen, Especially in California
July 2010 · Michael Saltsman · Los Angeles Daily News
While your average worker is mired in the midst of the Great Recession, the job outlook for teenagers is more reminiscent of the Great Depression: Nationally, more than one in four teens is unemployed, and the number is even higher in California. A new analysis of the numbers by the Employment Policies Institute shows that the average unemployment rate for teenagers over the last year in the… -
Increase In Minimum Wage Kills Jobs
July 2010 · Michael Saltsman · The Dispatch and Rock Island Argus
Illinois’ Ray Kroc made the hamburger-flipping teen a mainstay on the American scene when he introduced McDonald’s. If the Illinois Legislature continues increasing the minimum wage, they might soon do the same for hamburger-flipping robots. When labor costs go up, business owners can do one of three things: Raise prices, cut costs or shrink their profit margins. Given the consumer’s insatiable demand for ever-lower prices, and the… -
It’s Hard Out There for a Teen, Especially in Alabama
July 2010 · Michael Saltsman · Birmingham News
While your average worker is mired in the midst of the Great Recession, the job outlook for teenagers is more reminiscent of the Great Depression: Nationally, more than one in four teens is unemployed, and the number is even higher in Alabama. A new analysis of the numbers by the Employment Policies Institute shows that the average unemployment rate for teenagers over the last year in the… -
Everyone Out Of The Pool
June 2010 · Michael Saltsman · Asheville Citizen Times
School is out. The mercury in our thermometers is creeping ever-upward as the dog days of summer approach. What better way to while away the days than with a cannonball into the deep end of your local pool? Assuming the pool is open, of course. Among other factors, like the rising cost of pool cleaner, increases in the minimum wage have led pools and water parks around… -
Public Pools Becoming Rare
June 2010 · Michael Saltsman · The Vindicator
School is out. The mercury in our thermometers is creeping ever-upward as the dog days of summer approach. What better way to while away the days than with a cannonball into the deep end of your local pool? Assuming the pool is open, of course. Among other factors, like the rising cost of pool cleaner, increases in the minimum wage have led pools and water parks around… -
Minimum Wage, Swimming Pools And Teen Jobs
June 2010 · Michael Saltsman · Array
School is out. The mercury in our thermometers is creeping ever-upward as the dog days of summer approach. What better way to while away the days than with a cannonball into the deep end of your local pool? Assuming the pool is open, of course. Among other factors, like the rising cost of pool cleaner, increases in the minimum wage have led pools and water parks around…