Story by Victor Luckerson. Many of the Birmingham, Ala. This new generation has been shaped by the events of the no-longer-new millennium. The youngest teenagers were not alive on September 11,
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Too Often, Teen Mothers Receive Shame Instead Of Support
From to , the labor force participation rate of to year-olds fell 3. In previous work , we have shown that declining labor force participation among young people contributed substantially to this decline. In this analysis, we describe how teenagers 16—year-olds have shifted away from working or seeking work and the impact this shift has had on the aggregate labor force participation rate.
If the US midterm elections are any indicator , a bigger share of teenagers will show up to the polls in than in the past. Pew surveyed teenagers between 13 and 17 years old in the fall of last year. For most teenagers, work seems to be more about fulfillment than money. That means they probably will appreciate candidates who are proposing ways to make raising a family more affordable.