A preliminary analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) shows that teen unemployment averaged 33.2 percent in Mississippi in 2010. That’s the fourth highest in the country, and up from 30.2 percent in 2009. In states like Mississippi, teens contended with extra barriers to employment because of a 40 percent increase in the federal minimum wage between 2007 and 2009. “Last […]

A preliminary analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) shows that teen unemployment averaged 32.8 percent in Nevada in 2010. That’s the fifth highest in the country, and up from 31.5 percent in 2009. In states like Nevada, teens contended with extra barriers to employment because of a 2010 increase in the state minimum wage. “Last year, more than one in […]

A preliminary analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) shows that teen unemployment averaged 32.1 percent in South Carolina in 2010. That’s the sixth highest in the country, and up from 30.3 percent in 2009. In states like South Carolina, teens contended with extra barriers to employment because of a 40 percent increase in the federal minimum wage between 2007 […]

WASHINGTON – With an ongoing national debate about the merit of the minimum wage, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) points to recent research estimating the teen employment loss caused by the federal minimum wage increase between July 2007 and July 2009. Economists William E. Even of Miami University and David A. Macpherson of Trinity University found that employment for teens aged 16 to 19 without […]

WASHINGTON – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new analysis of Census Bureau data that shows teens in Georgia are having an especially hard time finding work. As of August 2010, 32 percent of Georgia teens had been searching for a job for six months or more, on average. Nationally, the average was 23.5 percent. A recent study by economists William […]

WASHINGTON – Today, the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new analysis of Census Bureau data that shows teens in Indiana are having an especially hard time finding work. As of August 2010, 25.3 percent of Indiana teens had been searching for a job for six months or more, on average. Nationally, the average was 23.5 percent. A recent study by economists William […]