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González-Rivera, Christian – Center for an Urban Future, 2014
New York City is facing a youth employment crisis, with unprecedented numbers of young people reaching adulthood without the skills or experiences to secure career-track jobs that pay a living wage. Since 2000, the percentage of 16 to 24 year olds across the five boroughs participating in the labor market has fallen from 45 percent to 29 percent,…
Descriptors: Youth Employment, Unemployment, Labor Force Development, Youth Programs
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. – 1992
These proceedings include 13 "perspectives from the field" and 9 selected papers (with abstracts) from a national conference on recommended policies and practices for investing in youth. The 13 perspectives papers are as follows: "Saving the Next Generation" (Berlin); "Effective Strategies for Investing in Youth"…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Community Action, Coordination, Dropout Prevention