Work experience for young people is a critical issue in our community. The Youth@Work campaign and web site is one way in which the WDC of Seattle-King County has responded to this need.

The WDC is happy to speak with the press and direct you to further information about youth employment and our partners and programs. We can also set up interviews with our staff, local employers or local youth. Contact Margret Graham at 206.448.0474, ext. 3029, or email mgraham@seakingwdc.org.

The WDC's latest call to action on youth employment is Summer Employment: Key for Youth (May 2008).

For a more comprehensive overview of youth employment issues in Seattle and King County, please see the WDC’s Youth@Work Report (May 2005).

Links to Previous Media Coverage on Youth Employment

"Tough Job Market for Teens," KPLU News, May 22, 2008

Democrats seek program to create summer jobs for young," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 18, 2008.

"Finding summer jobs will be hard work," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 10, 2008.

"She proves teacher was right to believe in her," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Nov. 13, 2007.

"$2 million federal grant will help troubled youths," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Nov. 13, 2007.

"Tougher Summer Job Market for Teens," The Conversation, KUOW News, June 14, 2007

"Eastside graduates chasing dreams of vocations and trades," The Seattle Times , June 7, 2007

"Bracing for a Summer Slowdown? The 2007 Summer Youth Employment Situation, May 2007," workforceexplorer.com, WSESD Labor Market and Economic Analysis, May 29, 2007.

"Summer Job Outlook for Younger Workers," workforceexplorer.com, WSESD Labor Market and Economic Analysis, May 14, 2007.

"Summer racket: Teens on the summer job hunt," The Seattle Times , April 1, 2007

“On-the-first-job training,” The Seattle Times , July 11, 2006

"YouthBuild helps troubled kids dig themselves out of a hole,"  The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 19, 2006

"Teen Volunteers Get A Feel for the Real World," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 9, 2005

"Memo to Bosses:  Nurture Those Young Workers," Puget Sound Business Journal, July 1, 2005

“Summer Job Market Looks Bleak,” The Sun-Herald, June 8, 2005

“Employers Want to See Confidence,” The Seattle Times from the Tucson Citizen, June 6, 2005

“Summer Dilemma: Get the Experience--or the Cash?” The Christian Science Monitor, June 6, 2005

“Teen Summer Joblessness Continues at Historically High Rates,” National Youth Employment Coalition, Fall 2005

“Teens Struggle to Get Foot in Door,” The Los Angeles Times, May 31, 2005

“The Young and the Jobless,” The New York Times, May 12, 2005

“The Paradox of Rising Teen Joblessness in an Expanding Labor Market,” American Youth Policy Forum Brief, March 18, 2005

“Still Young, Restless, and Jobless: The Growing Employment Malaise Among Youth and Young Adults,” Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University, January 2004