Press

May 3, 2013
Making Sense of Not Making Cents

We all know there is a youth unemployment crisis, but we don’t know what its impact is on their lives and the choices they are making. JobsFirstNYC has taken a deeper look...

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March 13, 2013
New report calls for city ‘job czar’

Among the many high-level appointments the next mayor of New York City will make, there's one top post he or she might consider adding to the cabinet: the city's first...

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June 12, 2012
Job Opportunities for Youth? Report Points to Janitorial Services

If you ask people what the most popular jobs for young New Yorkers are, many would say baristas at Starbucks or sales assistants in chain retailers like Uniqlo, where you...

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June 6, 2012
10 Best Job Opportunities For Disadvantaged Young New Yorkers: Report

There are 172,000 “disconnected youths” neither working nor in school in New York City, but according to a recent report, there’s still hope for gainful employment. 26,000 youth-friendly jobs requiring...

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May 31, 2012
NYC to See Spike in Low-Skill Jobs

While the national unemployment rate remained relatively consistent last month, New York City may see an ample 26,000 jobs open annually over the next decade, according to a report released...

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May 30, 2012
‘Hope’ for Jobless

Are you an unemployed 18- to 24-year-old New Yorker with no college diploma and looking for work in a tough job market? Why not consider a job as a debt...

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