Teens suffering for jobs

Published: January 22, 2010

kaylavogt012210 Teens today are all striving for a job. They all want their own money to spend and so they don’t have to ask parents or siblings for money. Jobs have been extremely tough to find for lots of teens.

“I have been looking for a job for a little over a year now,” junior Jena Lucas says, “I’ve applied at many different places, and I don’t know why I haven’t been hired, and since the economy is low, places aren’t hiring.”

Many teens have trouble fitting jobs into their tight schedules. With all the extra-curricular activities and sports, teenagers are having a hard time finding the spare time for a job. USATODAY.com tells us that, teens ages 16 to 19 in the workforce fell 44% to 25% recently.

“I don’t have time for a job with cheerleading and trying to keep up with school work.” junior Olivia Malpiedi said.

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