This was a presentation to the Charleston Youth Citizenship Academy. This is a great session for youth between the ages of age 13-17.

1. Jobs and Economic
Development
Why Should You/I/We Care About
Them?
Presentation by Gary Crossley to the Youth
Citizenship Academy on Friday, June 15, 2012
2Work
www.LovetoWork.or

2. Outline
• *Why Should You Be
Concerned With Your
Local, Regional, State,
National, or World
Economy and Economic
Development?
• *How Do You Fit In?
• *What Can I Do to Prepare
for the Jobs of the Future?
• *Handouts (Education Pays
and Deciding on a Career)

3. Education Pays

4. Economic Concepts
 Unemployment Rate
 Inflation
 Supply and Demand
 Interest Rates
 Wage Levels
 Downturns, Recessions, Depressions
 All Economies Are Not Created Equal

5. Recessions

6. Recession or a 3-D Depression?
 Depth – When will the unemployment
rate go down further?
• U.S. 8.2%May vs. 5.0% in 2007
• S.C. 8.8%April vs. 6.2% in 2008
• Charleston 7.1% compared to 5.0% in
2007
 Duration – How long will the
downturn last?
 Dispersion – How many industries
are impacted?

7. Recession or Depression

8. Economic Development
 Location, Location, Location
 Worker Skills/Education Opportunity
 Wages
 Natural Resources
 Quality of Life
 Business Climate/Regulation

9. How Do You Fit Into the
Economy?
 As a worker
• Earning wages
• Producing a product or providing a service
• Performing your job at high achievement levels
 As a consumer
• Purchasing products or entertainment
 As a voter
• Informed on the issues (port, preservation,
politics/facts, etc.)
 As an educated participant!

10. Choosing a Career ASAP
 Assessment, what are your
interests?
 Skills, how can I improve my skills to
get the best job for me?
 Analysis, reviewing information to
make the best decision for my
situation
 Preparation, doing what is needed
 Just Do It!

11. Homework Assignment
 Read the Business Section of the
Newspaper or a Business Magazine
 Notice Your Environment and Business
Landscape (Closing & Openings)
 Think about What you Enjoy Doing
 Take an Interest Inventory at School
(SCOIS or Kuder)
 Improve your Basic Skills (School
Subjects/3Rs, WorkKeys)

12. Presentation Summary
 Know What and How Your Area Economy
is Doing
 Position Yourself to be in Sound Financial
Shape During All Economic Seasons
 Work on Your Basic Skills because
Education Pays!
 Find an Occupation that You are
Passionate About and Do it Well
 Care for Others, Your Family, Your
Community, and Yourself

13. Questions?
Gary Crossley, GCDF
LovetoWork.org, LLC
lovetoworkorg@yahoo.com
2Work
www.LovetoWork.or

14. What – Me Worry?
Not about jobs or economic
development!