Teen Unemployment (Page 8 )

  • How the Minimum Wage Grinch Stole Christmas Jobs

    December 2010 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  Treasure Coast News-Press Tribune

    You might have the best kids in the world — the kind that get straight A’s and do their chores. But they’re more likely to get a lump of coal than find a job this holiday season. Winter break has always been a great opportunity for teens to make a few extra bucks during their time off from school. But job-searching teens that had a blue Christmas…
  • How the Minimum-Wage Grinch Stole Christmas Jobs

    December 2010 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  Shreveport Times

    You might have children who get straight As and do their chores. But they were more likely to get a lump of coal than find a job this holiday season. Winter break always has been a great opportunity for teens to make a few extra bucks during their time off from school. But job-searching teens who had a blue Christmas in 2008 and 2009 have had little…
  • The Minimum-Wage Grinch Stole Christmas Jobs

    December 2010 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  Charleston Daily Mail

    You might have the best kids in the world – the kind that get straight A’s and do their chores. But they were more likely to get a lump of coal than find a job this holiday season. Winter break has always been a great opportunity for teens to make a few extra bucks during their time off from school. But job-searching teens who had a blue…
  • Higher Minimum Wage Costs Teens Holiday Season Jobs

    December 2010 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  Union Leader

    YOU MIGHT have the best kids in the world – the kind that get straight A’s and do their chores. But they’re more likely to get a lump of coal than find a job this holiday season. Winter break has always been a great opportunity for teens to make a few extra bucks during their time off from school. But job-searching teens that had a blue Christmas…
  • High Minimum Wage Means High Teen Unemployment

    December 2010 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  San Jose Mercury News

    It was a pretty miserable summer for California teenagers, and not just because of having to drive annoying younger siblings around. The real problem was a sky-high unemployment rate that deprived teens of the chance to earn some spending money and, more important, kept them from learning essential life skills. Now the holidays are upon us, and the teen employment crisis remains. Teens looking for some extra…
  • Teens Will Have A Hard Time Finding Jobs This Holiday Season

    November 2010 ·  Michael Saltsman ·  Birmingham News

    You might have the best kids in the world — the kind who get straight A’s and do their chores. But they’re more likely to get a lump of coal than find a job this holiday season. Winter break has always been a great opportunity for teens to make a few extra bucks during their time off from school. But job-searching teens who had a blue Christmas…