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National Committee for Full Employment, Washington, DC. – 1986
Although youth between the ages of 16 and 19 account for only 6.7 percent of the nation's labor force, they constitute 17.9 percent of the officially unemployed. Unemployment among youth is rising. More than 46 percent of the nation's black youth and nearly 39 percent of Hispanic children currently live below the poverty level. Moreover, real…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Employment, Black Youth, Demography
