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  • Training wage – addressing youth unemployment

    Rep Cary Condotta|Mar 27, 2013

    Washington state has one of the highest teen unemployment rates in the nation at 17 percent. It has a staggering 37 percent unemployment rate for African-American youth. Anyone out there who has teenagers understands how difficult it is for them to find work. I have seen my own children go through the frustration of trying to earn money for college, be independent or have some spending money. Unfortunately, current laws and the economy have made it extremely difficult for our youth to get a job to accomplish any of those things. This session I... Full story