That's still a huge difference. Look at the High School level, Texas has a much larger young workforce since the dropout rate is higher.
Also being a border state adds to the very high number of uneducated/unskilled workers in the workforce. http://www.lmci.state.tx.us/shared/workingtexasstyle/WTS_Chapter_02.pdf . On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:51 PM, zaphod <[email protected]> wrote: > > Let's see . > > > Unemployment rate for Under 25 > > Texas 13.4% USA avg - 16.2% > > Underemployment rate for Under 25 > > Texas 23.1% USA avg - 27.9% > > I'm not seeing this huge difference in Texas and the rest of the nation as > you original post implied. > > > > On Jun 24, 2013, at 2:43 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > For young high school graduates, the unemployment rate is 29.9 percent > > (compared with 17.5 percent in 2007) and the underemployment rate is 51.5 > > percent (compared with 29.4 percent in 2007). > > > > Where was I wrong? Underemployment instead of unemployment? Does it > change > > anything I said? > > > > . > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:18 PM, zaphod <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> > >> Oddly enough, this chart doesn't support your argument > >> > >> http://www.epi.org/publication/class-of-2013-graduates-job-prospects/ > >> > >> > >> On Jun 24, 2013, at 2:05 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> Oddly enough, more kids are working in Texas than any other state. Most > >>> states have unemployment for under 26 at 50%. Texas is at around 12%. > >> That > >>> is why so many earn minimum wage, so many are kids. > >>> . > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 9:20 AM, zaphod <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> AUSTIN (AP) - Despite its booming economy and ballooning population, > >> Texas > >>>> remains one of the 10 worst states in America to be a kid, according > to > >> a > >>>> report released Monday. > >>>> > >>>> "Gov. Rick Perrys office now boasts that 1,400 people are moving to > >> Texas > >>>> daily. But Deviney said the state has the third-highest percentage of > >>>> low-wage jobs in the country." > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/06/24/report-texas-among-worst-states-for-kids > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:364870 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
