Good News, Bad News On Maine Teen Employment

The percentage of Maine teenagers who are working is higher than the national average, but nationally
the percentage of young people with jobs is the lowest since World War Two. 
 
The latest "Kids County Youth and Work Report" by the Annie E. Casie Foundation
finds about 82-thousand Mainers aged 16 to 24 say they have jobs. 
 
Thirty-nine-percent of Mainers aged 16 to 19 were employed, compared to 26-percent in that age group with jobs nationally. 
 
MaineCenter for Workforce Research chief economist Glenn Mills says Maine's strong standing in working teens is because Maine has a higher percentage of summer jobs than any other state in the nation.
Nicole Gerber

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Nicole may be a Boston native…but she’s been proud to call Maine her home since June of 2010. Currently a morning news anchor, reporter, and producer, Nicole is living her dream in journalism, that she began at Emerson College. Before coming to ABC7/Fox Bangor

Nicole worked at the news desk at WHDH Channel 7 and in Special Projects at Fox25. She also spent time working for the Radio, Television, and Digital News Association, as a member of their digital media content staff. When she’s not on the air or working on stories, you can find Nicole coaching at CrossFit Bangor, or teaching dance to kids at Morita’s School of Dance in Hermon. Even though she’s up early to bring you the news starting at 6:30 am, Nicole is still a bit of a night owl, so you may even catch her out on the town.

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