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A rally today will call on the de Blasio administration to add money to the budget for summer youth employment, which has shrunk even as teen unemployment remains startling high.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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May 2014

Time for de Blasio to Reform 'Welfare Reform'

Reducing income inequality depends on a sound, fair social safety net—something the city has not had in 20 years.

ByBich Ha Pham 0Comments

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Jun 2013

Economy

Brooklyn Youth Mobilize To Expand Jobs Program

The Summer Youth Employment Program escaped new cuts in this year’s city budget. But past trimming means thousands of willing teen workers will be left on the sidelines.

ByLeah Robinson 0Comments

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Aug 2012

Economy

Recovery Equals Long Unemployment, Especially for Women

Amid New York’s post-recession jobs “miracle” are stunning levels of long-term unemployment. Women have been hit hard, and government layoffs might be to blame, says a new report.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2012

Economy In Depth Opinion

Half of Recovery Jobs Offer Low Wages. So Raise Them!

‘It hurts the young. It helps too little. It boosts unemployment.’ There are plenty of myths about the minimum wage. The reality is, more and more workers are working at…

ByMichelle Holder 0Comments

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Dec 2011

Economy Investigations

The Mystery of Bed-Stuy’s Missing Jobs

Despite growing gentrification, Central Brooklyn is the New York neighborhood hardest-hit by the economic downturn.

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Jan 2011

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Work In Progress: Residents Get More NYCHA Jobs

Since 1968, public housing authorities nationwide have largely been ignoring a law requiring that they employ residents. Evidence suggests that at NYCHA, at least, that’s changing.

ByDiana Scholl 0Comments

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Jun 2010

Economy

No Entry: Why Is Teen Unemployment So High?

The woman sweeping floors at the McDonald’s on 204th Street had gray hair tracing her temples, and her colleague at the register looked to be at least 50. Down at…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Aug 2009

Economy