Wage Hike Proposed by President Obama Will Only Worsen Ongoing Teen Employment Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. – In preparation for summer 2013, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new analysis highlighting the nation’s staggeringly high 24.1 percent teen unemployment rate. Teen unemployment has exceeded 20 percent for over four and a half years—a fact that … Continue reading Another Bummer Summer: Teen Unemployment Still at 24.1 Percent Going Into Summer 2013