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Labor Market Problems of Teenagers Result Largely From Doing Poorly in School

PAD-82-06 Published: Mar 29, 1982. Publicly Released: Mar 29, 1982.
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GAO was requested to investigate the extent and severity of the teenage unemployment problem, including an analysis of the: (1) significance of the high rate of teenage unemployment; (2) size and characteristics of the group of teenagers in need of help; (3) causes of teenage unemployment and labor force participation; (4) racial differences in teenage unemployment and labor force participation; (5) effects of teenage unemployment on future labor-market opportunities and criminal behavior; and (6) mix of services needed to combat these problems.

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Employment assistance programsJuvenile delinquencyLabor forceLabor statisticsMinoritiesMinorsUnemployment ratesUnemploymentTeenagersLabor market