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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Summer Jobs For Youth
FOR the purpose of supporting the efforts of the U.S. Conference of Mayors to bring attention to the importance of summer youth employment and joining its call to all levels of government, and the private sector, to do their part to ensure that our youth have the employment opportunities they need to prepare themselves for a brighter future.
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WHEREAS, Baltimore City is committed to promoting the wellbeing and positive development of its, and the nation's, youth.
WHEREAS, the nation's mayors, and the United States Conference of Mayors, have long advocated for strong summer jobs programs.
WHEREAS, across the nation young people face an employment crisis; and the unemployment rate for young adults between the ages of 16 24 is more than twice the national unemployment rate.
WHEREAS, last June, the month when youth employment usually peaks, the unemployment rate among youth between the ages of 1624 was 16.2 percent.
WHEREAS, unemployment rates for African American youth is 31.9 percent and Latino youth is 17.6 percent; and unemployment rates for young adults in some major cities and rural areas are more than 40 percent.
WHEREAS, the value of work experience for youth has been well documented, and national studies have demonstrated that youth employment has ...
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