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Apr 4, 2019

The stakes of youth unemployment

Will tomorrow’s jobs numbers signal a slowing economy? Plus: The consequences of youth unemployment? And Australia passes a law that could mean jail and fines for execs of social media companies that fail to remove violent content.

Ricco Williams of Euclid, Ohio, never finished high school, but recently enrolled in a free tutoring program to prepare for the GED exam.
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The cost of youth unemployment
by Adrian Ma
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There are about 4.5 million young adults in their late teens and early 20s who are neither in school nor working.
Was February’s lackluster job growth a blip or a trend?
by Ben Bradford
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With the March jobs figure coming out Friday, what will economists be looking for?

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David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

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The stakes of youth unemployment

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The cost of youth unemployment

Was February’s lackluster job growth a blip or a trend?

The Team