Jobless Rate for Poor Black Teen Dropouts? 95%

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Jobless Rate for Poor Black Teen Dropouts? Try 95 Percent
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2013/07/jobless-rate-for-poor-black-te.html

Andrew Sum: Among the young, we began to observe the problem after 2001. When the boom ended in 2000, the labor market, like it always does, generated lots of job losses for young people. What was different this time was that when the economy recovered, it generated no net new jobs for teenagers. Then along comes the 2007-2009 Great Recession, and the labor market for young people is destroyed.

The sad thing is that since the nation began to add jobs in 2009, we've created about 5.2 million additional jobs for America's workers. Teenagers in the aggregate received none of them. Not one.

Paul Solman: So, there are no more jobs for teenagers today than there were when the recovery started in 2009?

Andrew Sum: That's right. Not one.

Paul Solman: How do you explain that?

Andrew Sum: The labor market is still in a depressed state. Employers are telling us, and showing this in their behavior, that they'd rather hire older workers and young adults than teenagers. They find that they can do it. When we were talking to employers and I asked them about customer service, "Why were you hiring younger college grads rather than teenagers?"

They said, "For one reason, because I can." They've got choices about whom to hire and teenagers just unfortunately are at the very back of that queue.

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Paul Solman: And how about kids that are not in school, what percentage of them ages 16 to 19 are not working now?

Andrew Sum: Over half. If you're a high school dropout you're talking about 30 percent working. Among high school grads who graduated from high school in the last three years -- we do a separate survey of them the fall after graduation -- 45 percent of them held a job, the lowest in the last 50 years we've been collecting this data. And to make it worse, of that 45 percent, only half of them were able to get a full-time job. Only one in five young high school grads, not in college, [is] working full-time.

Paul Solman: So, you mean, it's effectively an 80 percent underemployment rate?

Andrew Sum: Yes. And, if you happen to be a young black male, we're talking 90. Ninety percent are not working full-time.

[calfzilla]

Lack the desire to work.

[Marty Champions]

only leg strenth

[Irongrip400]

The unemployment rate in Greece is at 27% and rising. Shits going to get real bad there soon.

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

Jobless Rate for Poor Black Teen Dropouts? Try 95 Percent
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2013/07/jobless-rate-for-poor-black-te.html

Andrew Sum: Among the young, we began to observe the problem after 2001. When the boom ended in 2000, the labor market, like it always does, generated lots of job losses for young people. What was different this time was that when the economy recovered, it generated no net new jobs for teenagers. Then along comes the 2007-2009 Great Recession, and the labor market for young people is destroyed.

The sad thing is that since the nation began to add jobs in 2009, we've created about 5.2 million additional jobs for America's workers. Teenagers in the aggregate received none of them. Not one.

Paul Solman: So, there are no more jobs for teenagers today than there were when the recovery started in 2009?

Andrew Sum: That's right. Not one.

Paul Solman: How do you explain that?

Andrew Sum: The labor market is still in a depressed state. Employers are telling us, and showing this in their behavior, that they'd rather hire older workers and young adults than teenagers. They find that they can do it. When we were talking to employers and I asked them about customer service, "Why were you hiring younger college grads rather than teenagers?"

They said, "For one reason, because I can." They've got choices about whom to hire and teenagers just unfortunately are at the very back of that queue.

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Paul Solman: And how about kids that are not in school, what percentage of them ages 16 to 19 are not working now?

Andrew Sum: Over half. If you're a high school dropout you're talking about 30 percent working. Among high school grads who graduated from high school in the last three years -- we do a separate survey of them the fall after graduation -- 45 percent of them held a job, the lowest in the last 50 years we've been collecting this data. And to make it worse, of that 45 percent, only half of them were able to get a full-time job. Only one in five young high school grads, not in college, [is] working full-time.

Paul Solman: So, you mean, it's effectively an 80 percent underemployment rate?

Andrew Sum: Yes. And, if you happen to be a young black male, we're talking 90. Ninety percent are not working full-time.

What a ridiculous statistic.  Most poor black teen dropouts generally go back to school for their GED's or for another degree.  I would not expect hardly any of them...black, white, asian, etc to be pursuing a job at all

[Soul Crusher]

What a ridiculous statistic.  Most poor black teen dropouts generally go back to school for their GED's or for another degree.  I would not expect hardly any of them...black, white, asian, etc to be pursuing a job at all

While they are in prison . . . . . . . .

[doison]

What a ridiculous statistic.  Most poor black teen dropouts generally go back to school for their GED's or for another degree.  I would not expect hardly any of them...black, white, asian, etc to be pursuing a job at all

This.  Most of them are too busy studying for various degrees...

[Soul Crusher]

This.  Most of them are too busy studying for various degrees...

    

[The Wizard of Truth]

Vince is mentally handicapped and still more intelligent and less of a burden than the average black

[Archer77]

Vince is mentally handicapped and still more intelligent and less of a burden than the average black

I certainly wouldn't shoot vince over a bag of skittles.

[Mr Anabolic]

Got ammo?

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What a ridiculous statistic.  Most poor black teen dropouts generally go back to school for their GED's or for another degree.  I would not expect hardly any of them...black, white, asian, etc to be pursuing a job at all

The economist in the article stipulates that his 'poor, black teen dropout' statistical category includes only dropouts not in study. By definition, then, these are the kids not studying. And among these non-studying, black teen, high school drop outs, only 5% have jobs.

[Soul Crusher]

 

[Kwon_2]

Vince is mentally handicapped and still more intelligent and less of a burden than the average black

Truth

[Psychopath]

[Archer77]

For the betterment of society, something has got to be done to improve the lives of blacks in this country but its got to be from inside the black community.  Throwing money at the problem isn't working.

[Soul Crusher]

For the betterment of society, something has got to be done to improve the lives of blacks in this country but its got to be from inside the black community.  Throwing money at the problem isn't working.

The first problem is admitting you have a problem, something the poverty pimps and slime like Obama Jesse Rev. Al leftist whites refuse to even concede. 

[Archer77]

The first problem is admitting you have a problem, something the poverty pimps and slime like Obama Jesse Rev. Al leftist whites refuse to even concede. 

Uncle Al knows if he started criticizing the black community by pointing out some of their more negative attributes he would be vilified just like Cosby was. He knows what side his bread is buttered on. 

[Parker]

Uncle Al knows if he started criticizing the black community by pointing out some of their more negative attributes he would be vilified just like Cosby was. He knows what side his bread is buttered on. 

Cosby's Book was good...sadly, someone barrowed it, and never gave it back



Al and his cohorts need to be challenged, challenged to admit the truth, challenged to grow a pair, and challenged to either move aside (as Baby Boomers should) or help the next the generation.

[Archer77]

Cosby's Book was good...sadly, someone barrowed it, and never gave it back



Al and his cohorts need to be challenged, challenged to admit the truth, challenged to grow a pair, and challenged to either move aside (as Baby Boomers should) or help the next the generation.

I agree, especially the baby boomers.  It's time for them to move aside.  I'm tired of hearing about how groovy the sixties were or how great America was in the fifties.

[Coach is Back!]

For the betterment of society, something has got to be done to improve the lives of blacks in this country but its got to be from inside the black community.  Throwing money at the problem isn't working.

They have all the opportunity and resources in the world to improve their lives especially in oppressed areas. Some people get it and take advantage of these others could careless because it's easier to get money from the government. No, the opportunities are definitely there.   

[Archer77]

They have all the opportunity and resources in the world to improve their lives especially in oppressed areas. Some people get it and take advantage of these others could careless because it's easier to get money from the government. No, the opportunities are definitely there.  

My argument is that those within the community need to begin to establish new values and behaviors that engender achievement and personal responsibility instead of dependency.

[The Wizard of Truth]

How about finally realising negroes minus some exceptions, ie the ones who act like whites, cannot function in civilised society and can never be responsible adults

[G_Thang]

How about finally realising negroes minus some exceptions, ie the ones who act like whites, cannot function in civilised society and can never be responsible adults

I haven't heard from IrishDave and you in a while, guess you've been getting drunk from leftover Guinness dripping from his fountain.   

[The Wizard of Truth]

The mere fact Iv never even tasted alcohol makes u look retarded. And black