1. YOUTH EMPLOYMENT TRENDS Megan Helzerman, Clackamas ESD

2. National Data - An Alarming Picture

3. Youth Employment Rates 2000-2011 Source: Sum, Khatiwada & Palma (2011) The Continued Collapse of the Nation’s Teen Summer Job Market: Who Worked in the Summer of 2011?, Center for Labor Market Studies

4. Changes in Employment Rate by Age Group

5. Source: Sum & McLoughlin (2010) Dire Straits for Many American Workers: The Economic Case for New Job Creation Strategies in 2010 for the Nation’s Teens and Young Adults (20-24)

6. Great Depression vs. Great Recession Source: Sum & McLoughlin (2010) Dire Straits for Many American Workers: The Economic Case for New Job Creation Strategies in 2010 for the Nation’s Teens and Young Adults (20-24)

7. Teen Employment Rate by Family Income Source: Sum, Khatiwada & Palma (2011) The Continued Collapse of the Nation’s Teen Summer Job Market: Who Worked in the Summer of 2011?, Center for Labor Market Studies

8. Teen Employment Rate Equals Teen Unemployment Rate In January 2011 Teen Employment Rate (E/P) = 25.7% Teen Unemployment Rate = 25.7% First time since the end of WWII that these two key numbers were equal. Source: Sum (20111), Ignore the Teen Employment Problem at Your Peril – Huffington Post

9. Ten States with the Highest Teen Employment Rates (June-July 2011) Source: Sum, Khatiwada & Palma (2011) The Continued Collapse of the Nation’s Teen Summer Job Market: Who Worked in the Summer of 2011?, Center for Labor Market Studies

10. Ten States with the Lowest Teen Employment Rates (June-July 2011) Source: Sum, Khatiwada & Palma (2011) The Continued Collapse of the Nation’s Teen Summer Job Market: Who Worked in the Summer of 2011?, Center for Labor Market Studies

11. Oregon Data – A Similar Story

12. Oregon unemployment rates demonstrate the same trend… Source: www.bls.gov - Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment

13. Comparison of States Employment Participation Rate Source: www.bls.gov - Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment

14. Comparison of States Unemployment Rate Source: www.bls.gov - Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment

15. Youth and Young Adults were more severely impacted by the Recession Source: www.qualityinfo.org

16. So What Does it Take to Get a Job?

17. Minimum Education and Training Requirements vary widely by occupational group… Source: www.qualityinfo.org

18. In the labor market, it’s more appropriate to consider the competitive requirements… Source: www.qualityinfo.org

19. Two-thirds of high wage, high-demand jobs are projected to require a minimum of education/training beyond high school Source: www.qualityinfo.org

20. With competitive requirements for high wage, high demand jobs, 95% require some education beyond high school Source: www.qualityinfo.org

21. What can we do?

22. Recommendations…  Encourage youth to experience the workforce through any avenue…jobs, internships, training opportunities, volunteer opportunities, etc.  Reinforce the idea that youth will need education or training beyond high school in order to be competitive  Talk about it - Share this information with business leaders, community members, elected officials, etc. in order to develop creative solutions

23. Questions? Megan Helzerman Clackamas ESD 503-675-4017 mhelzerman@clackesd.k12.or.us