{"id":250835,"date":"2026-05-20T12:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/this-summer-could-be-the-worst-on-record-for-teen-hiring-tell-us-your-experience\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T18:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:35:16","slug":"this-summer-could-be-the-worst-on-record-for-teen-hiring-tell-us-your-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/this-summer-could-be-the-worst-on-record-for-teen-hiring-tell-us-your-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"This summer could be the worst on record for teen hiring. Tell us your experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

This summer could be the worst on record for teen hiring. Tell us your experience<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/20\/economy\/teen-hiring-jobs-callout<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-20 12:39:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cnn.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\n This summer is expected to be the worst on record for teen hiring, according to the latest forecast from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.\n <\/p>\n

\n The outplacement and consulting firm projected that an estimated 790,000 jobs would go to teen workers in May, June and July, landing below last summer\u2019s record-low 801,000 teen jobs added, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data not adjusted for seasonality.\n <\/p>\n

\n If this summer\u2019s hiring expectations were to play out, that tally would set a fresh record low.\n <\/p>\n

\n Job growth has slowed significantly across the US labor market following the post-pandemic economic rebound.\n <\/p>\n

\n Part of that slowdown is due to causes more structural in nature, notably aging demographics, an immigration slowdown and technology adoption.\n <\/p>\n

\n However, other factors have also hampered hiring: the unwinding of post-pandemic labor hoarding practices; high uncertainty (because of inflation, tariffs, policy shifts, geopolitical developments and interest rates); and, most recently, the oil shock and other ripple effects from the Iran war.\n <\/p>\n

\n What\u2019s resulted is a \u201clow-hire, low-fire\u201d labor market where turnover has stalled, leaving few opportunities for unemployed workers as well as those looking for their first job.\n <\/p>\n

\n Teen workers are facing a slew of challenges this summer, including inflation, oil prices, artificial intelligence, older workers taking part-time and seasonal roles, and competing extracurricular priorities, said Andy Challenger, chief revenue officer at Challenger, Gray & Christmas.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cThis isn\u2019t the teen workforce of the 1980s,\u201d Challenger said in a statement. \u201cToday\u2019s 16-to-19-year-olds are balancing AP coursework, caretaking for their families, club sports that run year-round, summer…<\/p>\n

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