According to the Chicago Urban League, the unemployment situation for African American teens has gotten to the point of near hopelessness. The study, released and reported by MyFoxChicago, says that a stunning 92% of all teens in the city of Chicago are currently unemployed.
The study cites the steep decline in the number of available jobs in the city and the fact that adults are now taking the jobs that were once available for teens, such as flipping burgers and washing cars.
The study says that across the nation, 17 percent of black males between the ages of 16 and 19 had jobs, but the numbers dropped in Illinois to 12% and down to 8% in Chicago. This creates an economic crisis of major proportions, since joblessness is a consistent factor in the high rate of violence in the city.
“Black teens, especially males, are the most neglected group of people in America,” says Dr. Watkins. “If they were white, this would be recognized as the crisis that it is. An idle mind is the devil’s workshop and nothing good happens when we condemn our children to sit around with nothing to do.”
(link below)
http://www.kulturekritic.com/2014/01/news/urban-league-study-92-black-teens-chicago-unemployed/
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
ACCORDING TO A RECENT STUDY 92% OF CHICAGO BLACK TEENS ARE UNEMPLOYED
According to the Chicago Urban League, the unemployment situation for African American teens has gotten to the point of near hopelessness. The study, released and reported by MyFoxChicago, says that a stunning 92% of all teens in the city of Chicago are currently unemployed.
The study cites the steep decline in the number of available jobs in the city and the fact that adults are now taking the jobs that were once available for teens, such as flipping burgers and washing cars.
The study says that across the nation, 17 percent of black males between the ages of 16 and 19 had jobs, but the numbers dropped in Illinois to 12% and down to 8% in Chicago. This creates an economic crisis of major proportions, since joblessness is a consistent factor in the high rate of violence in the city.
“Black teens, especially males, are the most neglected group of people in America,” says Dr. Watkins. “If they were white, this would be recognized as the crisis that it is. An idle mind is the devil’s workshop and nothing good happens when we condemn our children to sit around with nothing to do.”
(link below)
http://www.kulturekritic.com/2014/01/news/urban-league-study-92-black-teens-chicago-unemployed/
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