FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 8, 2013 Contact: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 Black Youth Unemployment Rate Has Increased Since Last Year; Young Black Unemployment Continues to Lag Overall National Youth Unemployment [WASHINGTON]—As the overall youth unemployment rate for 18 to 29...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 8, 2013 Contact: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214.223.2913 Slight Improvement in Youth Unemployment in October Millennial Unemployment Rate Is Nearly 50 Percent Higher than the Overall National Unemployment Rate [WASHINGTON]— As the national unemployment rate rose slightly to...
This article originally appeared in The Pueblo Chieftain on November 3, 2013. By Ellen James Martin With a law degree from Georgetown University, Rory O’Sullivan expected to be further along the economic spectrum by age 29. But his hefty load...
This article originally appeared in The Motley Fool on October 27, 2013. By Amanda Alix Most people know that the current $1.1 trillion in student loan debt weighs heavily upon the shoulders of college graduates, but how does it affect...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 22, 2013 Contact: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214-223-2913 September Jobs Report Shows Youth Unemployment Rate Dip [WASHINGTON]— As the national unemployment rate fell slightly to 7.2 percent and the economy added 148,000 jobs in September, the unemployment rate...
By Ariel Boone “Replacing MREs with Degrees since 2004.” This was the motto of my university’s campus veterans group, formed to support returning veterans as they made the big transition from the armed forces to the classroom. The message was...
By Adriana Zyskowski FACT: The unemployment rate of young adults is twice the national average. FACT: There are across-the-board budget cuts affecting workforce development programs. FACT: Dismal job prospects are leaving young adults unsure about their economic future. After we...
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: September 27, 2013 Young Invincibles Contact: Adriana Zyskowski, Adriana.Zyskowski@YoungInvincibles.org, 916.502.7154 Orange County Conservation Corps Contact: Katharyn Bandoni, kbandoni@hireyouth.org, 1.888.641.2677 x302 Fullerton Ribbon Cutting Event to Celebrate New Charter School [FULLERTON, Calif.] – Orange County Conservation Corps (OCCC) is...
By Julian Aldana When my grandparents were my age, they worked as migrant farm-workers who followed crops all across the country. They picked oranges in Florida, potatoes in Idaho and eventually settled in central California where they could farm year-round....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 6, 2013 Contact: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214-223-2913 Young Adults Fall Further Behind Recovery [Washington, DC] — As the national unemployment rate fell slightly to 7.3 percent and the economy added 169,000 jobs in August, the unemployment rate...