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Originally Posted by kane
Here is what I found from the Bureau of Labor:
When you look at the chart it shows 40%+ of those workers are age 16-19. Interestingly enough the total was around 3% in 2008 so it looks like it is on the rise. Part of this could be that there is currently a boom of kids getting into that 15-20 year old range.
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Yeah, they are including 16 and 17 year olds in that (high school kids working part time) stat.
The true stat of adults working full time jobs for a living is 1.1% of the work force.
And that 1.1% includes waitresses and bartenders who make good money with tips. My ex-wife was a bartender in Ft. Lauderdale in the 1980's...she'd bring home $500 on a good night, all in cash. And money was worth more in 1984, $500 was a LOT of money then.