In 2007, the unemployment rate of young black high school graduates was 33.0 percent. It continued on a general upward trend until 2011, when it was 48.9 percent, and continued creeping up, to 49.1 percent over the last year.
twic card cost and renewal. It costs $128 for a five-year registration, but you may be able to pay only $105.25 if you have already gone through the STA, have completed a background check, have a hazardous materials endorsement or a Free and Secure Trade card.
TWIC stands for Transportation Workers Identification Card and the card is proof that you have passed a background check by the Department of Homeland Security. I decided to get my Transportation Workers Identification Card due to the fact that I've been working the last year up and down the east coast of the US.