Archived articles from The Economics Daily— Youth

• 40.4 million people provided eldercare in 2013–14 (09/28/2015)
• More than half of women born in 1980–84 had a child in the household at age 27 (09/01/2015)
• Back to school: enrollment and employment in October 2014 (08/31/2015)
• Summer youth employment in July 2015 (08/20/2015)
• 38 percent of 2014 high school graduates enrolled in college were in labor force in October 2014 (04/20/2015)
• Baby Boomer earnings grew fastest during their late teens and early twenties (04/03/2015)
• Unemployment rate at 5.5 percent in February 2015 (03/11/2015)
• 90 percent of young adults moved away from home by age 27 (01/08/2015)
• Unemployment rate at 5.8 percent in November 2014 (12/09/2014)
• Labor force participation among young moms and dads (09/29/2014)
• Sixty-one percent of workers displaced in 2011–2013 were reemployed in January 2014 (08/28/2014)
• Employment–population ratio and long-term unemployment in July 2014 (08/05/2014)
• Unemployment rate holds at 6.7 percent in March 2014 (04/08/2014)
• College graduates more likely than those with less education to be married at age 27 (03/28/2014)
• Unemployment by sex and age, January 2014 (02/11/2014)
• Share of labor force projected to rise for people age 55 and over and fall for younger age groups (01/24/2014)
• Labor force participation projected to fall for people under age 55 and rise for older age groups (01/06/2014)
• Older workers less likely to have severe work injuries, but they miss more work days to recover (12/30/2013)
• U.S. unemployment rate drops to 5-year low (12/11/2013)
• Unemployment by age, sex, and education, October 2013 (11/13/2013)
• Unemployment rate little changed at 7.3 percent in August 2013 (09/10/2013)
• Youth labor force participation rate in July 2013 same as a year earlier (08/23/2013)
• July unemployment rates: adult men, 7.0 percent; adult women, 6.5 percent; teens, 23.7 percent (08/06/2013)
• Employment characteristics of families, 2012 (04/30/2013)
• The job market for recent college graduates in the United States (04/05/2013)
• Minimum wage workers account for 4.7 percent of hourly paid workers in 2012 (03/25/2013)
• Unemployment rate by major worker group, February 2013 (03/12/2013)
• Young adult employment varies by education (03/07/2013)
• Unemployment rate 7.9 percent in January (02/05/2013)
• Unemployment by sex and age, December 2012 (01/08/2013)
• Overview of the labor force from 1950–2010 and projections to 2050 (12/03/2012)
• Women’s earnings, 1979–2011 (11/23/2012)
• Median weekly earnings by age, sex, race, and ethnicity, third quarter 2012 (10/19/2012)
• High school math courses and college attendance in two generations (10/16/2012)
• Unemployment rate demographics, September 2012 (10/10/2012)
• Access to paid leave, 2011 (09/04/2012)
• Youth employment in summer 2012 (08/22/2012)
• International unemployment rates by age group, 2011 (07/27/2012)
• Time use of youths of immigrant and native-born parents, 2003–2010 (07/12/2012)
• Unemployment in June 2012 (07/10/2012)
• Employment and enrollment of young male veterans in the 2007–2009 recession (06/22/2012)
• The employment situation in May 2012 (06/04/2012)
• Young adult employment during the recent recession (06/01/2012)
• Employment status of the foreign born and native born by age, 2011 (05/29/2012)
• Labor force participation among students and nonstudents, October 2011 (04/20/2012)
• Payroll employment increases by 227,000 in February 2012 (03/12/2012)
• Characteristics of minimum wage workers in 2011 (03/06/2012)
• Young adults at school and work (02/10/2012)
• Youth employment in July 2011 (08/26/2011)
• High school grads not enrolled in college more likely to be in the labor force (04/12/2011)
• Youth at college and work (02/14/2011)
• Youth employment and unemployment in July 2010 (09/03/2010)
• Women’s-to-men’s earnings ratio by age, 2009 (07/08/2010)
• Summertime school enrollment and employment among teens (06/02/2010)
• College enrollment up among 2009 high school grads (04/28/2010)
• Youth at college and work (02/19/2010)
• Unemployment in November 2009 (12/08/2009)
• Injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work by age in 2008 (12/02/2009)
• Youth unemployment and employment in July 2009 (08/28/2009)
• International comparison of youth unemployment rates in recent decades (08/04/2009)
• Women’s-to-men’s earnings ratio, 1979-2008 (07/31/2009)
• 2008 high school grads and college enrollment (04/29/2009)
• Unemployment and demographics in February 2009 (03/10/2009)
• Employment of 20- and 21-year-olds not enrolled in school (02/04/2009)
• School status at age 21 (01/27/2009)
• Activities of high school students by age (01/02/2009)
• Injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work by age in 2007 (11/21/2008)
• Summer 2008 labor force participation of youth (09/03/2008)
• Unemployment among youth, Summer 2008 (08/29/2008)
• Youngest boomers: 10.8 jobs from ages 18-42 (06/30/2008)
• Unemployment rate 26.9 percent among recent dropouts (04/30/2008)
• Recent high school graduates and labor force participation, October 2007 (04/29/2008)
• 2007 high school grads and college enrollment (04/28/2008)
• School status at age 20 (01/31/2008)
• Injuries and illness resulting in days away from work by age in 2006 (11/09/2007)
• Summer 2007 labor force participation of youth (08/27/2007)
• Unemployment among youth, Summer 2007 (08/26/2007)
• Recent high school graduates and labor force participation (05/02/2007)
• 2006 high school grads and college enrollment (04/27/2007)
• Educational attainment at age 19 (04/03/2007)
• Employment of 18- and 19-year-olds not enrolled in school (03/28/2007)
• Employee tenure, 2006 (09/11/2006)
• Youth unemployment, Summer 2006 (08/29/2006)
• Summer 2006 labor force participation of youth (08/28/2006)
• Summer jobs: where teens work (06/27/2006)
• Unemployment among Gulf War veterans (06/01/2006)
• Recent high school graduates and the work force (03/29/2006)
• Unemployment rate 32.9 percent among recent dropouts (03/28/2006)
• College enrollment of 2005 high school grads (03/27/2006)
• Enlistment of youth in the Armed Forces (02/27/2006)
• Age and injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work, 2004 (12/14/2005)
• Volunteering in 2005 (12/12/2005)
• Daily time use of high school students (10/27/2005)
• Unemployment among youth, Summer 2005 (08/23/2005)
• Youth labor force participation in Summer 2005 (08/22/2005)
• Employment of high school students rises by grade (04/28/2005)
• Unemployment rate 39.9 percent among recent dropouts (04/06/2005)
• College enrollment of 2004 high school grads (03/29/2005)
• Unemployment in September 2004 (10/13/2004)
• Younger boomers: 10.2 jobs from ages 18-38 (08/30/2004)
• Employment duration of younger baby boomers (08/26/2004)
• Unemployment among youth this summer (08/25/2004)
• Youth labor force participation in Summer 2004 (08/19/2004)
• Unemployment rates by age and the baby boom (07/22/2004)
• 2003 high school graduates and college enrollment (05/04/2004)
• Work experience of teenagers by race, Hispanic origin, and age (02/19/2004)
• Age and the working poor (01/26/2004)
• Lowest July labor force participation rate for youth since 1966 (08/12/2003)
• Fewer youths in summer work (08/11/2003)
• Unemployment rate 29.8 percent among recent dropouts (06/30/2003)
• 2002 high school graduates and college enrollment (06/26/2003)
• Lost-worktime injuries by age (03/31/2003)
• Most 16- to 18-year-old students work in school year and summer (02/06/2003)
• Common occupations for 16-year-olds: cashiers and cooks (02/05/2003)
• Volunteering across the ages (12/30/2002)
• More school, less labor (10/28/2002)
• Unemployment rates in August (09/09/2002)
• Youth unemployment this summer (09/03/2002)
• Younger boomers: nearly 10 jobs by age 36 (08/28/2002)
• Lowest July labor force participation rate for youth since 1971 (08/14/2002)
• Unemployment rates in July (08/05/2002)
• Unemployment rate 35.9 percent among dropouts (05/20/2002)
• College enrollment of 2001 high school graduates (05/15/2002)
• Most full-timers among working poor have one labor market problem (04/23/2002)
• Youths, blacks, Hispanics most likely to be working poor (04/16/2002)
• Unemployment rates in March (04/09/2002)
• Unemployment rates in February (03/12/2002)
• Employee and freelance jobs among youths (12/27/2001)
• Boys, girls equally likely to be employees by age 17 (12/21/2001)
• Youth segment of labor force to grow fastest (12/11/2001)
• Family structure and employment of 15-year-olds (10/18/2001)
• About one in ten 16-year-old students working more than half-time (10/10/2001)
• Are youths working more now than in the past? (10/05/2001)
• Lowest July labor force participation rate for youth since 1972 (08/27/2001)
• Youth employment, unemployment both rise in summer (08/22/2001)
• Unemployment rates in July (08/07/2001)
• Most of last year’s high school graduates in labor force (04/23/2001)
• College enrollment of last year’s high school graduates (04/16/2001)
• Younger workers have highest poverty rates (04/05/2001)
• Unemployment rate rises in January (02/05/2001)
• Most likely to be online: 14- to 17-year-olds (01/05/2001)
• Most 16-year-old students work for pay (12/08/2000)
• Teens with jobs—where does the money go? (11/01/2000)
• Weekly earnings of full-time workers in third quarter (10/20/2000)
• Youth labor force participation this summer (08/28/2000)
• Summer youth unemployment rate lowest since 1969 (08/24/2000)
• Majority of working 15- to 17-year olds earn above minimum wage (08/23/2000)
• Eating and drinking places industry hire the most 15-year-olds (08/08/2000)
• Youth working in high school more likely to be employed in future (08/01/2000)
• Risk of lost worktime injuries for youth (07/27/2000)
• Youths from higher-income families more likely to work (07/24/2000)
• Common occupations for 15-year-olds: cashiers and cooks (07/18/2000)
• Over half of youth are students; half of students are in labor force (05/25/2000)
• Decline in college enrollment rate (05/18/2000)
• Young adults most likely to be among the working poor (09/09/1999)
• Youth employment up 2.8 million this summer (08/27/1999)
• Nonfatal injuries to young workers (08/04/1999)
• Majority of college students work for pay (07/20/1999)
• Youths and on-the-job danger (07/15/1999)
• Unemployment and the newest high school dropouts (07/12/1999)
• Young women enroll in college in greater numbers than young men (06/30/1999)
• More than a third of youths combine school and jobs (05/13/1999)
• Two of five 15-year olds hold jobs (05/10/1999)
• About a quarter of 14-year olds hold jobs (05/03/1999)
• Reasons for unemployment differ by gender, age (03/19/1999)
• The young are most likely to be contingent workers (02/09/1999)
• Young workers more likely to try new occupations (12/14/1998)
• About 1 in 6 college graduates earns less than high school graduates (10/30/1998)
• More high school graduates enrolling in college (10/19/1998)
• People average 8.6 jobs from ages 18 to 32 (10/13/1998)
• Fewer youths hired this summer (10/02/1998)