Chinese Pop Singer Goes Viral with Youth Unemployment Anthem
A Chinese pop singer named Li Ermeng scored a viral hit this week with a song about “lying flat,” a term meaning to give up on the job market.
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Breitbart Business Digest: China Hides Its Youth Unemployment Problem
China’s authorities have responded to the inconvenient facts about the country’s burgeoning unemployment problem by suspending the publication of data on youth unemployment.
Carney on ‘Kudlow’: China’s Xi Jinping Is Even More Clueless About Economics Than Joe Biden
China’s communist dictator Xi Jinping has no idea how to fix his country’s youth unemployment problem or deflationary spiral, Breitbart Economics Editor John Carney told Fox Business host Larry Kudlow.
400K Fewer Young People Employed in Britain Since the Lockdowns Began
Young people were hardest hit by corona restrictions that closed bars, restaurants and hotels, according to the latest government statistics.
Donald Trump Touts Youth Unemployment Hitting 50-Year Low
President Donald Trump heralded new Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data Friday morning, which show youth unemployment at a more than 50-year low.
May Govt Excludes Whites from £90 Million Youth Fund Raided from Dormant Bank Accounts
The Government is to raid dormant bank accounts, taking £90 million of wealth from the public, and hand the money exclusively to causes helping non-white young people.
UN Says EU Should Cut Boat Deaths by Allowing Africans to Migrate Legally
Africans’ desire to move to Europe is a “legitimate aspiration” and so the European Union (EU) must allow them to migrate legally if it wants to cut deaths in the Mediterranean, a top UN official has said.
Young People Have Most to Lose from Remaining in EU, Trade Unionists Warn
Young people have the most to lose from staying in the European Union (EU) and must vote to leave to secure their future, trade unionists have warned. Pointing to the eye-watering levels of youth unemployment found within some member states
Illegal Alien Surge From Mexico Will Hurt Teen Jobs
Teenage jobs are about to suffer as Mexico’s looming financial crisis is about to accelerate illegal immigration.
NYTimes: Where Are the Working Teenagers?
On Friday, The New York Times seemed completely bewildered by the plummeting rate of teenagers in the workforce. The Times observes, “Since 2000, the share of 16-to-19-year-olds who are working has plummeted by 40 percent, with fewer than a third of American teenagers in a job last summer.”
Gallup: Americans Rate 4-Year College as High as Community College
Are four-year colleges any better than community colleges? Americans don’t think so, according to a new Gallup survey that finds 66 percent of respondents rated the quality of community colleges as “excellent” or “good,” while 70 percent rated four-year colleges the same way.
Bernie Sanders Focuses on Minority Youth Unemployment
Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said youth unemployment is a “national tragedy,” and “It is beyond comprehension that we, as a nation, have not focused attention on the fact that millions of young people are unable to find work and begin their careers in a productive economy.”
Youth Misery Index Grows More than 50% Under Obama Administration
Young America’s Foundation has released its Youth Misery Index (YMI) numbers for 2014, and it’s a record high of 106.5. The Youth Misery Index (YMI) is calculated by adding youth unemployment, student loan debt, and national debt (per capita) numbers.
