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New Study: Teens Being Replaced by Immigrants in the Summer
A new study(link on the blog post) by Center for Immigration Studies show that part of the long-term decline in the summer job market for teenagers is because those jobs are going to immigrants. Here are some pertinent points from the study: - Immigrants and teenagers often do the same kind of work. In the summer of 2007, in the 10 occupations employing the most U.S.-born teenagers, one in five workers was an immigrant.
- Between 1994 and 2007, in occupations where teenage employment declined the most, immigrants made significant job gains.
- Comparisons across states in 2007 show that in the 10 states where immigrants are the largest share of workers, just 45 percent of U.S.-born teens were in the summer labor force, compared to 58 percent in the 10 states where immigrants are the smallest share of workers.
- Looking at change over time shows that in the 10 states where immigrants increased the most as a share of workers, labor force participation of U.S.-born teenagers declined 17 percentage points. In the 10 states where immigrants increased the least, teen labor force participation declined 9 percent.
Denise's thoughts: While I see the correlation, the study also points out that immigrants were increasing their job numbers even when teens weren't having a hard time finding a summer job. Therefore, I don't believe this is our teen's biggest concern on the summer job front. Jobs simply aren't there. Our global economy is having a very hard time and our teens will need to learn resilience and deal with responsibilities when it comes to finding and keeping a job. Asking our parenting community: Has your teen had a hard time finding a job for the summer? Why or why not? Please share your thoughts, opinions and experiences in the comments area. Related Resources:
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