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Summary of Findings Center for Labor Market Studies-Northeastern University Study on Youth Employment

Release Date: December 31, 2010
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Center for Labor Market Studies-Northeastern University Study on Youth Employment

Summary - Andy Sum, professor of economics and director of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston, conducted a study that found the American dream and employment opportunities vanishing for many Black young people.

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Andrew Sum, Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston

Andrew M. Sum is a professor of economics and the director of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston. He has produced research on the labor market and workforce development on the local, state and national level for the past 40 years focusing on the experiences of teens, young adults, blue collar workers and older workers. His most recent research has focused on what he calls "The Lost Decade," and how the last ten years, including "The Great Recession," has seriously harmed young workers and young families with children.