Summer jobs are a romanticized American tradition, but the number of teens who spend their summers working has fallen from decades ago.
Summer jobs are a romanticized American tradition, but the number of teens who spend their summers working is much lower than it was decades ago.
Factors that are contributing to the demise of summer jobs include increased interest in education and internships, a lower demand from employers, and the rise of automation.Your grandparents probably told you a thousand stories about working at drive-ins and lifeguarding at the city pool during their summers off from school.
Your parents likely worked for extra cash over breaks, too. But if you're a young person today, that might not be the case. Pew Research Center revealed last year that the number of teens upholding the all-American tradition of getting a summer job for the past two decades. Even the minority of millennials who did spend their summer holidays punching the clock have had very different roles than their parents — and
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