Ask Questions About More Than 7 In 10 Us Teens Jobless In Summer

Hope Yen, Associated Press, Boston Globe: Politics
Tue, 06/12/2012 - 11:49pm

Once a rite of passage to adulthood, summer jobs for teens are disappearing. Fewer than three in 10 American teenagers now hold jobs such as running cash registers, mowing lawns or busing restaurant tables from June to August. The decline has been particularly sharp since 2000, with employment for 16- to 19-year-olds falling to the lowest level since World War ...

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