Now a days, teenagers are facing unemployment, and the unemployment rate of 16 to 19 years old is 23.7 %, while the unemployment rate is only 7.2 % as a whole. One of the reasons is that, less teenagers today leave education to find jobs comparing to before. Teenagers make up 4% or work forces while 12% of unemployed population are teenagers. The other reason is that the teenagers has lower education, so they are less employed. African American teenagers has a even higher unemployment rate. Its unemployment rate is about 41.6%. From this, we know that education is essential for finding jobs, so it is better to have education for teenagers and find jobs after they graduate.