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REICH NOTIFIES MAYORS THAT SUMMER JOBS WILL BE CUT

Wed., March 1, 1995

For more information call: 202/219- 7316.

Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich today began notifying mayors that they will not receive funds to support jobs for disadvantaged youth in their cities this summer if Congress passes budget cuts recommended by a House subcommittee.

"The subcommittee cut more than $1.7 billion from the summer jobs program, eliminating summer jobs for 1.2 million young people," Reich said. "For most of these kids, summer jobs offered their first paycheck and their first experience in the workplace."

Reich said that last summer there were two applicants for every summer job. With the proposed cuts, there will be no jobs at all. "I don't get it," Reich said. "This is no way to foster the work ethic and family values many of these Congressmen claim they support. This is a policy that's tough on kids and weak on work."

The House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education has proposed cutting summer jobs funding entirely; the proposal now goes to the full House and must also pass the Senate.

Following is a list of cities and number of summer jobs that could be cut this summer.

STATE/CITIES             FUNDING        NUMBER OF SUMMER JOBS

ARKANSAS                 $  7,667,000             6,100
     Little Rock              372,000               180

CALIFORNIA                $146,654,000            75,400
     Fresno                  6,005,000             3,100
     Los Angeles            22,873,000            11,800
     San Diego               9,101,000             4,700
     San Francisco           3,582,000             1,800
     San Jose                3,922,000             2,000
     Stockton                3,613,000             1,900

FLORIDA                  $  41,697,000            26,100
     Miami                   8,236,000             3,900
     Tampa                   1,182,000               750

GEORGIA                  $  18,193,000             11,700
     Atlanta                 2,459,000              1,550

ILLINOIS                 $  34,955,000             25,000
     Chicago                12,638,000              9,000

INDIANA                  $  12,533,000              8,100
     Indianapolis            1,957,000              1,000

KENTUCKY                 $ 11,567,000               9,700
     Lexington                162,000                 250
     Louisville             1,187,000               1,000

LOUISIANA                $ 19,265,000               13,500
     New Orleans            2,343,000                1,750

MICHIGAN                 $ 31,762,000               21,400
     Detroit                7,028,000                5,000

NEVADA                   $  4,039,000                2,500
     Las Vegas              2,753,000                1,500
     Reno                   1,286,000                  600

NEW MEXICO               $  5,782,000                2,500
     Albuquerque              585,000                  420
     Roswell                  185,000                   300

NEW YORK                 $ 63,255,000                54,800
     Albany                 1,105,000                 1,200
     Buffalo                2,799,000                 2,800
     New York City         35,308,000                32,000
     Rochester              1,132,000                   600
     
OHIO                     $ 31,211,000                21,500
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