The real youth jobs crisis: underemployment, By Tavia Grant, October 30, 2012, Globe and Mail: “Youth joblessness tends to garner all the headlines, but the more troubling trend may be the more hidden one: underemployment. A paper to be released Tuesday is urging more examination of the extent of youth underemployment in Canada and more research into the causes that are driving it. ‘Contrary to the highly visible issue of youth unemployment, underemployment is seldom spoken of,’ says a 61-page paper by the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada, which periodically publishes research on various aspects of the Canadian economy…”
Month: October 2012
Eurozone Unemployment
- Eurozone unemployment hits new high, By Julia Kollewe and Phillip Inman, October 31, 2012, The Guardian: “Unemployment in the eurozone has risen to a new record, with more than one in four out of work in Spain and Greece. There are now 18.49 million people without jobs in the 17 countries sharing the euro, said the European statistics office Eurostat on Wednesday with an extra 146,000 joining the ranks of the unemployed last month. Youth unemployment – joblessness among under-25s – rose to 23.3%, up from 21% during the same month a year ago. The prospect of high and rising unemployment, especially among younger workers, is expected to persuade the European Central Bank to cut interest rates in the new year from the current record low of 0.75% to support the flagging economy, which probably slumped back to recession in the third quarter, analysts said…”
- Eurozone unemployment figures hit a new high, By Henry Chu and Lauren Frayer, October 31, 2012, Los Angeles Times: “Europe’s economic gloom deepened Wednesday on the back of news that unemployment in the 17-nation Eurozone hit another record high in September as the region’s debt crisis continued to sap the confidence of business owners, investors and consumers alike. About 18.5 million people were out of work in the Eurozone in September, adding up to a jobless rate of 11.6%. That figure exceeds August’s record of 11.5% and follows the worrisome trend of the past half-year, during which unemployment has either remained static or worsened with each successive month. The grim picture painted by Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical agency, comes as the continent’s debt crisis sits on the cusp of entering its fourth year with no full resolution in sight…”
Housing and Academic Achievement
- How housing narrows the achievement gap, By Mercedes White, October 29, 2012, Deseret News: “It’s hardly news that an achievement gap exists between children from high-income and low-income families in the United States. Although policymakers, politicians and educators work tirelessly to decrease these differentials, new evidence suggests the gap is actually growing…”
- Study: Homeless students in Minneapolis score lower in math, reading tests, By Tim Post, October 30, 2012, Minnesota Public Radio: “Of the many academic risk factors that students face, homelessness may be one of the worst according to a study released today. Researchers looked at Minneapolis public school students over a six-year span and found that homelessness and high mobility had a greater effect on grades than other poverty-based measure. Even the most basic elements of school like homework and studying can be tough to sort out for homeless students, or those considered highly mobile because they move more than three times in a year…”
- Minneapolis homeless pupils lag in math, By Steve Brandt, October 30, 2012, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune: “Homelessness among Minneapolis students stunts their growth in math and can leave them behind their peers in math and reading for years, according to a long-term study released Tuesday by the University of Minnesota. ‘The risk isn’t limited to the time they are homeless. It’s a persistent risk,’ said Ann Masten, a professor of child development who was involved in the study. Students who are homeless or move frequently make slower progress in math, both compared with their own previous progress and compared with their peers, according to principal author J.J. Cutuli, now a University of Pennsylvania researcher…”