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New Study Shows Teen Employment Dropped 9.2 Percent in Georgia as a Direct Result of Minimum Wage Hikes: At One Year Anniversary of Wage Increase, Georgia 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. By quantifying Georgia’s… -
New EPI Analysis Shows Teen Unemployment Rate Averages 28.6 Percent in South Carolina: At Ninth Highest in the Country, EPI Points to Consequences of Recession and Minimum Wage Hikes
June 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, DC – A new EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data estimates that the average unemployment rate for teens in South Carolina was 28.6 percent as of April 2010 – the eighth highest in the country. Economists point to the consequences of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, and increases in state and federal minimum wages. BLS data also show that the… -
New EPI Analysis Shows Teen Unemployment Rate Averages 33.6 Percent in Arizona: At Fourth Highest in the Country, EPI Points to Consequences of Recession and Minimum Wage Hikes
June 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, DC – A new EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data estimates that the average unemployment rate for teens in Arizona was 33.6 percent as of April 2010 – the fourth highest in the country. Economists point to the consequences of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, and increases in state and federal minimum wages. BLS data also show that the overall… -
New EPI Analysis Shows Teen Unemployment Rate Averages 34.2 Percent in California: At Third Highest in the Country, EPI Points to Consequences of Recession and Minimum Wage Hikes
June 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, DC – A new EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data estimates that the average unemployment rate for teens in California was 34.2 percent as of April 2010 – the third highest in the country. Economists point to the consequences of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, and increases in state and federal minimum wages. BLS data also show that the overall… -
New EPI Analysis Shows Teen Unemployment Rate Averages 28.6 Percent in Florida: At Eighth Highest in the Country, EPI Points to Consequences of Recession and Minimum Wage Hikes
June 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, DC – A new EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data estimates that the average unemployment rate for teens in Florida was 28.6 percent as of April 2010 – the eighth highest in the country. Economists point to the consequences of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, and increases in state and federal minimum wages. BLS data also show that the overall… -
New EPI Analysis Shows Teen Unemployment Rate Averages 33.1 Percent in Oregon: At Fifth Highest in the Country, EPI Points to Consequences of Recession and Minimum Wage Hikes
June 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, DC – A new EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data estimates that the average unemployment rate for teens in Oregon was 33.1 percent as of April 2010 – the fifth highest in the country. Economists point to the consequences of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, and increases in state and federal minimum wages. BLS data also show that the overall…