From April to July 2015, the Number of Employed Youth Rises 2.1 million to 20.3 Million

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2015. From April to July 2015, the number of employed youth 16 to 24 years old increased by 2.1 million to 20.3 million, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This year, 52.7 percent of young people were employed in July, little changed from a year earlier. (The month of July typically is the summertime peak in youth employment.) Unemployment among youth rose by 654,000 from April to July 2015, compared…