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Nevada Unemployment Rate Rises To 13.4 Percent: EPI Analysis Finds Recession, Wage Mandates Combine To Triple Long-Term Teen Unemployment
April 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, D.C. – New data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that Nevada’s March 2010 unemployment rate was a record-high 13.4 percent, rising from 10.6 percent in March 2009. An Employment Policies Institute (EPI) analysis of recent BLS data found that the job market has grown challenging for teens in particular, with a dramatic 174 percent increase over the last three years in… -
New EPI Analysis Reveals Recession, Wage Mandates Combine to Nearly Triple Long-Term Teen Unemployment: BLS Numbers Show More Teens Spending Over Six Months Searching For Entry-Level Work
April 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) found a dramatic 174 percent increase in the percentage of unemployed teens spending 6 months or more looking for work. Economists blame the dire entry level job market on a combination of factors: the worst recession since the Great Depression and a series of ill-timed, government mandated wage… -
New Statistics Show Florida Unemployment Has Increased 184 Percent in Five Years: Florida Teens Also Hurt by Recent Increases in the Minimum Wage
March 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, DC – New employment data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that Florida’s unemployment rate has increased 184 percent in the last five years, from 4.3 percent in 2005 to 12.2 percent in 2010. BLS data also shows that teens in Florida are having an increasingly hard time finding work. Teen unemployment in Florida averaged 24 percent in 2009; in 2005, that… -
New Statistics Show Pennsylvania Unemployment Has Increased 71 Percent in Five Years: Pennsylvania Teens Also Hurt by Recent Increases in the Minimum Wage
March 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, DC – New employment data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate has increased 71 percent in the last five years, from 5.2 percent in 2005 to 8.9 percent in 2010. BLS data also shows that teens in Pennsylvania are having an increasingly hard time finding work. Teen unemployment in Pennsylvania averaged 20.6 percent in 2009; in 2005, that… -
New Statistics Show Tennessee Unemployment Has Increased 88 Percent in Five Years: Tennessee Teens Also Hurt by Recent Increases in the Minimum Wage
March 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, DC – New employment data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that Tennessee’s unemployment rate has increased 88 percent in the last five years, from 5.7 percent in 2005 to 10.7 percent in 2010. BLS data also shows that teens in Tennessee are having an increasingly hard time finding work. Teen unemployment in Tennessee averaged 28.5 percent in 2009; in 2005, that… -
New Statistics Show Virginia Unemployment Has Increased 100 Percent in Five Years: Virginia Teens Also Hurt by Recent Increases in the Minimum Wage
March 2010 · ·
WASHINGTON, DC – New employment data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that Virginia’s unemployment rate has increased 100 percent in the last five years, from 3.6 percent in 2005 to 7.2 percent in 2010. BLS data also shows that teens in Virginia are having an increasingly hard time finding work. Teen unemployment in Virginia averaged 22.9 percent in 2009; in 2005, that…