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,…

This report describes the current employment status of students who graduated from the Dutchess County (New York) Board of Cooperative Educational Services Technical Center in June, 1996. It is designed to provide summary data concerning the class as a whole, as well as information on how students from individual programs fared. The placement…

This booklet gives general information on the provisions of the laws relating to the work force of New York State. Presented in a question-and-answer format, the booklet provides information on the following laws: minimum wages, prevailing wage rate, payment of wages, hours of work--meal periods, employment of minors, industrial homework,…