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Teens disappearing from workforce

Just one in three teens in the United States worked or looked for a job in January, a record-low since 1948 when the Labor Department data starts.

By Jeanna Smialek | Updated on February 19, 2014
Students at San Diego State University students walk on campus in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — Akil Alvin, 19 and from Detroit, is struggling to land a job as he competes with older, more skilled applicants. Alex Lothspeich, 17 and from Charlotte, North Carolina, is choosing not to enter the workforce to focus on high school.

Both illustrate changes sweeping the teen labor force. Young Americans such as Alvin who want to work can’t find jobs as unemployment among 16-to-19-year-olds stands at more than three times the rate for all workers. At the same time, more teens are taking Lothspeich’s tack, forsaking paid positions to concentrate on getting into college.

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