A study was conducted to describe teenage mothers and the variables that have an impact upon their marketability and employment status. The sample was composed of 84 adolescent childbearers (out of 303) who had participated in the Windward District (Hawaii) Continuing Education Class (CEC) between 1979 and 1986. Participants answered…

To help reduce youth unemployment in Hawaii (which stood at about 26 percent in 1975), a statewide policy was developed which included goals for youth employment. These goals are (1) to establish priority for programs that promote long-term employability; (2) to improve youth's transition from school to work; (3) to diversify and increase…