The 2008 summer outlook for young prospective employees looks grim

[marmar]

from The Fresno Bee:



Teens work hard to find jobs
The 2008 summer outlook for young prospective employees looks grim.
By Robert Rodriguez / The Fresno Bee 05/12/08


Teens searching for summer jobs may get fewer offers this year as the competition for work becomes tougher.

"The job market is bad for everyone, especially teens who lack experience," said Bernice Kao, head of Job Service Outreach for the Fresno County Library. "They are going to have to pound the pavement even harder."

Nationwide, the 2008 summer job outlook for teens looks grim, with the projected employment rate expected to drop to 34.2%. That figure is down from the previous year's rate of 34.5%, the lowest since World War II, according to a study by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston.

In California, the unemployment rate for Californians ages 16 to 19 years in March was 18.7%, the highest for any age group.

To make matters worse, in some cases teenagers are now competing with adults for the same entry-level jobs, said Joe Cabrera, a program site manager for the state Employment Development Department in Fresno.

"There have always been jobs that were designated for youth such as fast food, but now you are seeing more adults, including retired people, who are coming back to the work force, mostly for financial needs," Cabrera said. "Money is just not going as far as it used to." .....(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.fresnobee.com/business/v-printerfriendly/story/594746.html

[predfan]

1. imagine how many jobs we'd create locally

if we were spending the iraq war funding on becoming energy independent. solar, wind, geothermal.......going on all over the world, but not to any great amount here.

[marmar]

2. So true....

n/t

[devilgrrl]

3. Guess they'll have to go out into the fields to pick produce or sign up with the military

nt