With drop in 2020, teen summer employment neared record lows

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June 7, 2021

During the pandemic, teen summer employment hit its lowest point since the Great Recession

With drop in 2020, teen summer employment neared record lows

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With drop in 2020, teen summer employment neared record lows

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During the pandemic, teen summer employment hit its lowest point since the Great Recession
The jobs that U.S. teens worked in summer 2020
Hospitality and retail sectors still largest sources of teen summer jobs
More teens work in the summer (at least in non-pandemic years), but at lower rates than in past decades
In 2020, White U.S. teens were more likely than Black, Hispanic, Asian teens to be employed

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