The Tennessee State Data Center released their June issue earlier this month and some highlights include information on first time child abuse and neglect cases and an increase in summer jobs for teens.
The center reported 11,668 First-Time Child Abuse and Neglect Cases on average each year between 2019 and 2021 in Tennessee. Findings from the new Boyd Center research also showed one in eight children born in the state will be a substantiated victim by adulthood. The economic impact of child abuse in the state is estimated to be at least $3.3 billion annually.
For many teens, their entry point into the workforce is a job at a local restaurant, retailer or even summer work as a lifeguard. In the third quarter of 2022 , there were almost 103,000 teen workers, the highest level recorded since the summer of 2000 when over 109,000 teens were employed. And it’s more than double the number of teens working in 2010, when just 12 percent of 14- to 18-year-olds had jobs.
Also, 28.2 percent of households have only one person living in the home at least 65 years and older, according to the latest 2020 Census data release. It was 7.7 percent in 1940.
