Monday, August 20, 2018

Young Folks Are Finding Work

The unemployment rate among young Americans fell to its lowest level in more than 50 years this summer, the labor Department said last week. On the other hand, the share of young people looking for work remained well below its peak in 1989.

Among Americans between 16 and 24 years old who were actively looking for work this summer, 9.2 percent were unemployed in July. That's a drop from the 9.6 percent youth unemployment rate in July 2017. It was also the lowest midsummer joblessness rate for youth since July 1966.

Similarly, the unemployment rate among older Americans who don’t have a high-school diploma fell to a record low this year. The jobless rate also fell sharply for those who completed high school but never attended college.

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