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Young and Hungry? Employment Levels for Young People During Spring 2021

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  • Winters, John V.

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This article examines employment rates for persons in their teens and early 20s during April and May 2021 compared to April and May 2019. Employment rates for teens are significantly higher in Spring 2021 than in Spring 2019. However, individuals ages 20-24 experienced significantly lower employment rates in Spring 2021 than in Spring 2019. Differing employment patterns for these two age groups are unlikely to reflect childcare issues or lingering COVID-19 concerns. Restaurant employment rates suggest that weak labor demand is likely not the predominant factor. One plausible explanation is that teenagers are less influenced by generous unemployment insurance benefits.

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  • Winters, John V., 2021. "Young and Hungry? Employment Levels for Young People During Spring 2021," IZA Discussion Papers 14508, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    2. Bussink, Henri & Vervliet, Tobias & ter Weel, Bas, 2022. "The Short-Term Effect of the COVID-19 Crisis on Employment Probabilities of Labour-Market Entrants in the Netherlands," IZA Discussion Papers 15242, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Henri Bussink & Tobias Vervliet & Bas ter Weel, 2022. "The short-term effect of the COVID-19 crisis on employment probabilities of labour-market entrants in the Netherlands," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 22-030/V, Tinbergen Institute.

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    Keywords

    employment; labor supply; COVID-19; pandemic; young people; unemployment insurance;
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    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor

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