US Teen Summer Job Rate Falls to 1 in 3, Leaving 11 Million Without Work
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 19
US Teen Summer Job Rate Falls to 1 in 3, Leaving 11 Million Without Work
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 19
Summary
About one in three U.S. 16-19-year-olds hold a summer job, putting teen participation at or near the lowest level since federal tracking began after World War II.
Roughly 17 million Americans are in that age group, meaning more than 11 million are not working this summer; Gallup says about half attend some form of summer camp, often short day programs.
Income gaps are wide: Gallup found summer participation at 67% for teens from upper-income families versus 38% for those from lower-income families, a nearly 30-point divide.
The figures point to a broader shift away from summer work as a common teenage experience, with lower-income neighborhoods facing the sharpest drop in structured summer activity.