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North Dakota Leads the Nation in Youth Employment

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Monday, December 3, 2012   

BISMARCH, N.D. - Youth employment in America has reached its lowest level since World War II, but the struggles in the nation are not being felt so much in North Dakota. In fact, a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation says the state leads the nation, with nearly two-thirds of teens and young adults on the job.

Karen Olson, program director with North Dakota KIDS COUNT, says the oil boom is helping, but having lots of young folks in the state working isn't something new.

"The energy development in the west is helping out those counties, but we're also seeing it in the east as well. Traditionally, those proportions have been high, so it's a continuation of the same efforts that we've been seeing over the past several years. Certainly our current economic position is helping, though."

Nationally, the report found that nearly 6.5 million teens and young adults in the U.S. were not in school or working last year.

Olson says most of the teens and young adults working in North Dakota are in traditional, entry-level service jobs, such as cashier, cook, child care, waiting tables and retail.

"What we're seeing nationally is that these youth are competing against kind of the baby boom generation and the older adults who have the skills, have the educational background and are looking for those type of positions. In North Dakota, they are still able to get into the field."

While North Dakota is leading the nation in youth employment, there are still some 10,000 teens and young adults not working or in school. Olson says one option for them is the youth and employment training program offered by Job Service North Dakota.

"That is specifically geared to making sure youth are employed. They have opportunities for those who may have dropped out and meet certain criteria. They want to reach out to those youth who are disconnected, to help them get into the workforce."

In North Dakota, 63 percent of those ages 16 to 24 had jobs last year, compared to just 46 percent nationally.

More information is available at www.ndkidscount.org.




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