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Obama Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett Discusses Youth Employment

June 19, 2013 at 12:05 PM ET by Devonte Swag
Summary: 
Youth Radio — Youth Media International recently interviewed Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama. The piece was cross posted by Huffington Post.

Ed Note: This is a cross post from Youth Radio — Youth Media International on Huffington Post. You can find the post here.

Young people 16-24 are unemployed at more than twice the national average, and teenagers are unemployed at more than three times the national average. Youth Radio reporter Ashley Williams interviews Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, about Youth Jobs+, a program piloted by the White House to create summer job opportunities for thousands of young people across the nation.  

For full audio and transcript, click here.