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Why American Teenagers Are Driving Less Than Ever

April 8, 2016

U.S. teenagers aren’t racing out the door to get their driver’s license anymore. The number of teenaged drivers has hit a record low, according to the Federal Highway Administration, which reports America now has the fewest 16-year-old drivers than at any other time since the 1960s. Of the 8.5 million people — aged 19 and […]

Dramatic Drop in Teen Workers Is Bad News for US Workforce

January 4, 2016

Over the past 15 years, the number of American teenagers working part-time jobs has decreased dramatically, which is bad news for the U.S. labor market. In 2014, only 1 in 5 teens in school (22 percent) had a job, down 16 percentage points from 2000, when more than 1 in 3 teens in school (38 […]

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