Teen jobs are expected to fall to the lowest level ever after reaching the lowest level on record in 2025. Some of the same issues plaguing teen employment persist including rising inflation, high interest rates, and weary consumers....
Published May 14, 2025The labor market remains steady, but anticipated tariff impacts this summer may introduce new headwinds. As costs rise, employers who traditionally hire teens could pull back on summer hiring.Outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. predicts teens will gain...
Published August 27, 2024 Teen Summer Jobs Start Strong, Tumbles in July After experiencing the strongest start to summer hiring since 2021, employers added 1,077,000 jobs across May, June, and July—a 4.2% increase from the 1,034,000 jobs added during the same period last year, according to a...
Published June 24, 2024 2024 Teen Summer Job Update The latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicated more-than-expected hiring gains in May as economists and labor experts predicted hiring would slow due to inflation and labor costs. Teens and companies that employ them...
Published April 23, 2024 The labor market continues to hold steady except for certain industries where layoffs are occurring, such as Technology and Energy. For the most part, jobs that traditionally attract teen workers are available. The teen participation rate of 36.7% is the highest in...
Published August 15, 2023 This summer, employers added 1,034,000 the lowest total for the summer months since 2010 when 960,000 teen jobs were added, according to an analysis of the latest non-seasonally adjusted figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from global outplacement and business...
Published July 18, 2023 2023 Teen Summer Job Update In June, employers added 762,000 jobs for workers aged 16 to 19, according to the latest non-seasonally adjusted figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). For May and June, teens have gained 812,000 positions, the lowest total...
Published June 14, 2023 Teens Take Fewest Positions in May Since 2010, But Working at Great Recession Levels Employers hired 50,000 teens in May, according to non-seasonally adjusted data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the fewest jobs in May since 6,000 jobs were created in...
Published April 13, 2023 Will Employers Add More Jobs for Teens in Face of Possible Recession? Last year, the annual unemployment rate for teens, at 10.8%, was at its lowest point since 1953, according to non-seasonally adjusted data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This data...
Published August 27, 2022 What’s Happening With Teen Workers Total summer jobs added for teens fell 4% in 2022 from the same period in 2021. Employers added 1,239,000 teen jobs in May, June, and July this year, compared to 1,295,000 jobs added last summer, according to an...
