For some California teenagers, summertime means working — or at least trying to find work. These days, landing a summer job has become increasingly more difficult. Job announcements in entertainment and leisure sectors, areas where teens often find seasonal work, have dropped 70% compared to a year ago, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the outplacement and career firm that has tracked these statistics since 1948. This year the firm forecasts 790,000 U.S. summer jobs, down more than 10,000 from the prior year. About 34% of today’s teenagers are employed, compared to more than 50% in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Data source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas
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