Contributor(s)
Dan Greenfield, Sheila Palma, Northeastern University - Center for Labor Market Studies
Abstract
The labor market for the teens of the nation weakened considerably during the first six months of this year despite continued employment growth for older working age adults. The seasonally adjusted teen employment rate during the January-June period of 2007 was nearly two full percentage points below its value during the same six month period in 2006. Based on the weakening job prospects for teens, earlier this year, the Center for Labor Market Studies of Northeastern University projected that the summer job market (June-August) for the teens of the nation would likely be tied for the post-World War II historical low that was reached in the summer of 2004.
Keywords
teens, young adults, employment analysis
Subject Categories
Teenagers - Employment, Summer employment
Disciplines
Labor Economics
Publisher
Northeastern University
Publication Date
8-2007
Rights Holder
Northeastern University
Permanent URL
Recommended Citation
Sum, Andrew and McLaughlin, Joseph, "National teen summer employment rate drops to new low, summer 2007 lowest June-July employment rate for teens in post-World War II history, black and low income teens face bleakest job prospects" (2007). Center for Labor Market Studies Publications. Paper 5. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d1001536x
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Notes
This report was published in August 2007 by the Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.