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Companies still need workers. More teens are getting hired.

Jun 7, 2022
Rising pay appears to be one reason more younger people are working again.
To get through the labor crunch, more businesses are turning to younger workers.
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There's a reason your teen is sitting on the couch this summer

Jun 2, 2017
Malls are dying and taking those the rite-of-passage jobs with them.
If mall jobs are falling by the wayside, how can teens get entry-level experience?
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