MADE IN DC: Youth Unemployment Rate Double National Average At Staggering 16.5%

July 13, 2012

Youth Unemployment Rate Double National Average At Staggering 16.5%
Dems Offer No Hope to Change Joblessness as 2.7 Million Youth Jobs “Missing” From American Economy

DC DEMOCRATS STILL DON’T GET IT: DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz Promised Her Party Would Help Young People Get Back To Work:

“Wasserman-Schultz said since the 2008 financial crisis, college students are facing significant challenges as they try to secure post-graduate employment…’It [the stimulus] makes sure there are the jobs of the future,’ said Wasserman-Schultz. ‘Young people don’t want to wait for any more political games.'” (Herb Scribner, The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, 09/19/2011)

MADE IN WASHINGTON, DC: Yet As Washington Democrats Continue Their Job Killing Policies, A Dismal New Report Shows 2.7 Million Youth Jobs Are “Missing” From the American Economy, Weakening Economic Growth:

“Using numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the authors calculate that 2.7 million jobs are missing for young people…While the national unemployment rate is 8.2%, the figure for Americans aged 16 to 24 is more than double at 16.5%. For Latino youth, the number rises to 20.5% and for African-Americans, the figure is an astounding 30.2%.” (Daniel Lippman, “About 2.7 Million Jobs For Youth Are Missing,” The Wall Street Journal, 07/12/2012)

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