'Youth Magnet' Cities Swarming With Unemployed

Washington, Seattle, New York top list

(NEWSER) - Where will young people wind up once the recession ends? Some experts give the Wall Street Journal their best guesses:

1. (tie) Washington, DC: Young people see Barack Obama as “America’s coolest boss,” says one panelist. Jobs in and around government abound, including nonprofit work that appeals to service-minded young people.

May not change before 2016 worldwide

(NEWSER) - Overall jobless numbers may be showing some improvement, but among youths worldwide, things are nearly as bad as they were at their 2009 peak. Some 12.7% of people ages 15 to 24 —almost 75 million youths—are set to be unemployed this year, the International Labor Organization says. That's compared to 12.6% in 2011, or 13.6% not counting those who are ditching or delaying the job search. In 2009, 75.4 million young people were jobless, the peak figure since the economic crisis began, AFP reports. More»

They're down over the last decade, in contrast to overall numbers

(NEWSER) - The group getting hit the hardest by plummeting wages caused by high unemployment is the young. The hourly pay for male college graduates ages 23 to 29 fell 11% over the past decade to $21.68 while their female counterparts saw a dip of 7.6% to $18.80, reports the Wall Street Journal . By contrast, the wages for production workers and non-supervisors of all ages ticked up 3% over the same period. More»

City could see three times its average annual snowfall

(NEWSER) - A major snowstorm is expected to hit Seattle tonight, dumping as much as a foot by tomorrow evening. And it looks like things will get worse: Weather.com is predicting up to 18 inches in parts of the Seattle area within 48 hours; MSNBC notes that is three times the city's average annual snowfall of 5.9 inches. Other sections of Washington could see even more—and as much as 3.5 feet could hit the Cascades. In Portland, where the average annual snowfall is 2.4 inches, up to 8 inches of snow are expected. More»

Sin City might want to rename itself Not-So-Bright City

(NEWSER) - Sure, we usually take into account jobs, culture, climate, affordability, and a host of other data when moving to another place, but do you really want to be surrounded by a city full of blithering idiots? The Daily Beast crunches the numbers and comes up with the smartest cities in America: More»