Youth Jobs

'The Secret Power Of Customer Service Jobs'

| Posted 05.24.2012

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By Rachael Prokop The jobs available to teenagers seem designed to make you feel powerless. Mechanically stuffing groceries into plastic bags. Serv...

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Is Obama Creating More Summer Jobs For Teens?

AP | Posted 01.05.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is looking to boost summer job prospects for kids. The White House says that with help from the private sector i...

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As Federal Dollars Dry Up, City Cutting 4,000 Summer Jobs For Teens

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Jobs, Chicago Summer Jobs, Youth Ready Chicago, Illinois, Youth Jobs, Youth Unemployment, Chicago Parking Meter Privatization, Chicago, Chicago News

Four thousand fewer teens will have gainful employment through the City of Chicago this summer, as federal stimulus dollars for a flagship city progra...

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The Big Problem For Young Workers: Getting A Full-Time Job

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business News, Full-Time Jobs, Work Experience, Unemployment Rate, Teen Jobs, Youth Jobs, Business News

NEW YORK (By Kristina Cooke) - Shanee Greenidge of Boston has been searching for full-time work since she dropped out of high school in 2009 and took...

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World Leaders Must Address Global Youth Employment Crisis

Martti Ahtisaari | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unemployed, Youth Jobs, Youth, Unemployed Youth, Youth Employment, Millennium Development Goals, World News
Martti Ahtisaari

Thirty percent of young people in North Africa and close to 40 percent in some Middle East countries can't find work. Contrast this with an 18 percent unemployment rate for youth in the U.S. and you see the enormity of the problem.

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