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New Analysis Warns of Dismal Employment Prospects for Teens This Summer: 31 States and District of Columbia Still Have Jobless Rates Above 20 Percent
March 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new analysis of Census Bureau data which shows that teen unemployment is still averaging above 20 percent in 31 states and the District of Columbia. This follows last Friday’s employment report showing that national teen unemployment rose last month to 23.8 percent. Teen unemployment has now been above 20 percent nationwide for 40 months—the first time… -
New Analysis Warns of Dismal Employment Prospects for Teens This Summer: 31 States and District of Columbia Still Have Jobless Rates Above 20 Percent
March 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new analysis of Census Bureau data which shows that teen unemployment is still averaging above 20 percent in 31 states and the District of Columbia. This follows last Friday’s employment report showing that national teen unemployment rose last month to 23.8 percent. Teen unemployment has now been above 20 percent nationwide for 40 months—the first time… -
New Analysis: Average Family Income of Connecticut Wage Hike Beneficiary Above $80,000 Per Year: Research Suggests Proposed Minimum Wage Increase Will Not Reduce State Poverty Rates
March 2012
WASHINGTON – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new analysis assessing the impact on poverty in Connecticut of Speaker Christopher Donovan’s proposed minimum wage increase (HB 5291). The bill would raise Connecticut’s minimum wage from $8.25 to $9 per hour this year and then to $9.75 per hour next year, indexing the wage to rise with inflation in subsequent years. According to EPI’s analysis of… -
New Analysis: Average Family Income of Connecticut Wage Hike Beneficiary Above $80,000 Per Year: Research Suggests Proposed Minimum Wage Increase Will Not Reduce State Poverty Rates
March 2012
WASHINGTON – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new analysis assessing the impact on poverty in Connecticut of Speaker Christopher Donovan’s proposed minimum wage increase (HB 5291). The bill would raise Connecticut’s minimum wage from $8.25 to $9 per hour this year and then to $9.75 per hour next year, indexing the wage to rise with inflation in subsequent years. According to EPI’s analysis of… -
New Study: Past New York Wage Hike Caused Substantial Job Loss: Over 20 Percent Reduction in Employment for 16-to-29 Year-Olds Without a Diploma
January 2012
Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) announced a new study forthcoming in the April issue of Industrial and Labor Relations Review, which finds that the last state-legislated New York minimum wage increase had a substantial negative impact on the employment of 16-to-29 year-olds without a high school diploma. Specifically, employment for this group fell by 20.2 to 21.8 percent due to an increase in the state minimum… -
New Study: Past New York Wage Hike Caused Substantial Job Loss: Over 20 Percent Reduction in Employment for 16-to-29 Year-Olds Without a Diploma
January 2012
Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) announced a new study forthcoming in the April issue of Industrial and Labor Relations Review, which finds that the last state-legislated New York minimum wage increase had a substantial negative impact on the employment of 16-to-29 year-olds without a high school diploma. Specifically, employment for this group fell by 20.2 to 21.8 percent due to an increase in the state minimum…