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Youth Employment Trends

Youth Employment Trends. Megan Helzerman, Clackamas ESD. National Data - An Alarming Picture. Youth Employment Rates 2000-2011.

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Youth Employment Trends

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  1. Youth Employment Trends Megan Helzerman, Clackamas ESD

  2. National Data - An Alarming Picture

  3. Youth Employment Rates 2000-2011 Source: Sum, Khatiwada & Palma (2011) The Continued Collapse of the Nation’s Teen Summer Job Market: Who Worked in the Summer of 2011?, Center for Labor Market Studies

  4. Changes in Employment Rate by Age Group

  5. Changes in Employment Rate by Age Group Source: Sum & McLoughlin (2010) Dire Straits for Many American Workers: The Economic Case for New Job Creation Strategies in 2010 for the Nation’s Teens and Young Adults (20-24)

  6. Great Depression vs. Great Recession Source: Sum & McLoughlin (2010) Dire Straits for Many American Workers: The Economic Case for New Job Creation Strategies in 2010 for the Nation’s Teens and Young Adults (20-24)

  7. Teen Employment Rate by Family Income Source: Sum, Khatiwada & Palma (2011) The Continued Collapse of the Nation’s Teen Summer Job Market: Who Worked in the Summer of 2011?, Center for Labor Market Studies

  8. Teen Employment Rate Equals Teen Unemployment Rate In January 2011 Teen Employment Rate (E/P) = 25.7% Teen Unemployment Rate = 25.7% First time since the end of WWII that these two key numbers were equal. Source: Sum (20111), Ignore the Teen Employment Problem at Your Peril – Huffington Post

  9. Ten States with the Highest Teen Employment Rates (June-July 2011) Source: Sum, Khatiwada & Palma (2011) The Continued Collapse of the Nation’s Teen Summer Job Market: Who Worked in the Summer of 2011?, Center for Labor Market Studies

  10. Ten States with the Lowest Teen Employment Rates (June-July 2011) Source: Sum, Khatiwada & Palma (2011) The Continued Collapse of the Nation’s Teen Summer Job Market: Who Worked in the Summer of 2011?, Center for Labor Market Studies

  11. Oregon Data – A Similar Story

  12. Oregon unemployment rates demonstrate the same trend… Source: www.bls.gov - Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment

  13. Comparison of States Employment Participation Rate Source: www.bls.gov - Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment

  14. Comparison of States Unemployment Rate Source: www.bls.gov - Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment

  15. Youth and Young Adults were more severely impacted by the Recession Source: www.qualityinfo.org

  16. So What Does it Take to Get a Job?

  17. Minimum Education and Training Requirements vary widely by occupational group… Source: www.qualityinfo.org

  18. In the labor market, it’s more appropriate to consider the competitive requirements… Source: www.qualityinfo.org

  19. Two-thirds of high wage, high-demand jobs are projected to require a minimum of education/training beyond high school Source: www.qualityinfo.org

  20. With competitive requirements for high wage, high demand jobs, 95% require some education beyond high school Source: www.qualityinfo.org

  21. What can we do?

  22. Recommendations… • Encourage youth to experience the workforce through any avenue…jobs, internships, training opportunities, volunteer opportunities, etc. • Reinforce the idea that youth will need education or training beyond high school in order to be competitive • Talk about it - Share this information with business leaders, community members, elected officials, etc. in order to develop creative solutions

  23. Questions? Megan Helzerman Clackamas ESD 503-675-4017 mhelzerman@clackesd.k12.or.us

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