America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers

Do Young Workers Still Have Summer Jobs?

Young workers were once a consistently growing source of summer labor, but sharp declines coinciding with economic downturns have pushed third quarter youth employment to its lowest level in at least 28 years and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)?expects this trend to continue.

Historically, workers ages 14-18 have been much more likely to be employed at the beginning of the third quarter (July 1) than other times of the year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau?s?Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI).

This pattern is not true for the overall workforce. The increase in employment from the second quarter to the third for all age cohorts is significantly smaller and there is no consistent decrease in employment from the third quarter to the fourth.?Continue Reading...

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