Youth Employment
Facts
College Facts/Fiction
Average Salary
Sports Facts
100

What percentage of Teens were employed in 2020?

What is 17.6%

100

What is one of the top reasons why todays youth are unemployed despite the surge in jobs opportunities?

Poorly written resume

100

What was the average student loan debt in their graduation year in 1975

What is 1000.00

100

How much does the average teacher earns in South Carolina?

What is $56,794

100

There are nearly __________ student athletes in the United States

What is nearly 8 million 

200

In July 2021, there were how many people between the ages of 16 and 24 employed?

What is 20.3 million

200

Smart students sometimes perform poorly on test due to what?

What is Test Anxiety

200

In 2020, what was the average student loan debt?

What is $29,927

200

What is an average doctors salary

What is $174,082

200

How many high school athletes go on to play college sports

What is 7%

300

What is the most common reason for employees being fired from a job?

What is poor work performance

300

Lack of ________ is another reason that students perform poorly on test

What is preparation

300

Student loan debt ________ over the past decade and is now more than $_____________

What is tripled and more than 1 trillion

300

What is the average salary for Computer Programmers?

What is $89,000.00

300

How many High School Athletes go on to play Pro Ball

What is 1 in 16,000

400

What is the biggest problem for teens seeking employment?

What is lack of experience, knowledge, and low education

400

Unemployment is at a high of 15% among youth which equals to?

What is nearly 6 million

400

According to a recent study from career builder, from 2001-2014 the number of jobs held by teenagers decreased by ____%

What is 33%

400

What is a good salary for an electrician?

Top 25% earns around $76,000.00 per year

400

As of 2009, what percentage of NBA players go broke?

What is 60% go broke within 5 years after leaving the organization

500

What are the top 3 benefits of a teen having a job?

What is earning money, learning important skills and building character

500

Higher rates of youth unemployment leads to what?

Increase tax burdens for other workers

500

In 2022, Americans owe nearly how much in student loan debt?

What is 1.75 trillion

500

What college degree has the most job opportunities? 

STEM ( science, technology, engineering and math

500

Many teen athletes suffer from what?

Mental Depression

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