The Obama Economy: Teens Can't Find Jobs

From the LVRJ: It comes as no shock to Jacqueline Duarte that the employment rate among youths is the lowest since World War II.
The 17-year-old Valley High School senior, who earns As and Bs, has applied at McDonald's, El Pollo Loco, Target and just about every entry-level job she can find, to no avail.
"I'm competing with adults now," she said, concluding that her grades don't matter because other applicants have experience.
That's a conclusion researchers have also reached in explaining why the number of working 16- to 24-year-olds in the United States has been cut nearly in half since 2000. About 6.5 million youths in that age group were both out of school and out of work in 2011, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's youth and work report...http://www.lvrj.com/news/nevada-teens-struggle-to-find-jobs-as-national-youth-employment-rate-hits-low-points-181935321.html
It used to be that just about any teen that wanted to work could, either as a paper boy/girl, work at McDonalds or other places.
But thanks to the Obama Economy, these kids are fighting for jobs with people who do have experience and have to support families on the wages that were once reserved for teenagers.
Welcome to the Obama Economy.