Strong Teen Jobs Market May Signal Recovery
The summer job market for teenagers is proving to be better than expected, as 714,000 16-to 19-year-olds joined the ranks of the employed in June. That is the biggest June job gain among teens since 2007 and a 44 percent improvement over 2010, when only 497,000 teenagers found jobs. Employers have now hired 785,000 teens since May 1. That is still slightly below the 809,000 teen jobs added in May and June 2009, but it represents a vast improvement over last year’s pace, which saw just 503,000 16- to 19-year-olds find jobs over the same two-month span. The gains can be attributed largely to the private sector, where teens have been able to take advantage of increased hiring in retail, leisure and hospitality.
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Year
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May
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June
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July
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Summer Jobs Gained
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Change from Prior Year
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1998
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270,000
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1,058,000
|
675,000
|
2,003,000
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1999
|
415,000
|
750,000
|
852,000
|
2,017,000
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0.7%
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2000
|
111,000
|
1,087,000
|
311,000
|
1,509,000
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-25.2%
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2001
|
58,000
|
1,124,000
|
560,000
|
1,742,000
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15.4%
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2002
|
161,000
|
985,000
|
510,000
|
1,656,000
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-4.9%
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2003
|
152,000
|
859,000
|
458,000
|
1,469,000
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-11.3%
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2004
|
168,000
|
827,000
|
597,000
|
1,592,000
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8.4%
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2005
|
183,000
|
1,007,000
|
546,000
|
1,736,000
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9.0%
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2006
|
230,000
|
1,033,000
|
471,000
|
1,734,000
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-0.1%
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2007
|
62,000
|
1,114,000
|
459,000
|
1,635,000
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-5.7%
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2008
|
116,000
|
683,000
|
355,000
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1,154,000
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-29.4%
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2009
|
111,000
|
698,000
|
354,000
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1,163,000
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0.8%
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2010
|
6,000
|
497,000
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457,000
|
960,000
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-17.5%
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2011
|
71,000
|
714,000
|
????
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785,000
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Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. with data provided
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by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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