Job-seeking Teens Might Get A Break This Summer

Allison Linn, NBC News
Wed, 04/03/2013 - 8:59am

Teenagers looking to make some money this summer could have an easier time finding a job than in recent years, if the economic momentum of the last few months holds up.That would be a welcome turn of events for the youngest generation of workers, who have had an incredibly tough time finding work after so many years of a weak economy.“Young people have been hit the hardest by all this,” said Harry...

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