Why American Teenagers Are Driving Less Than Ever
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
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 […]