As employers struggle to fill jobs, teens come to the rescue

An acute labor shortage, especially at restaurants, tourism and entertainment businesses, has made teenage workers highly popular again

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Steven Senne, The Associated Press
Pedestrians walk past a sign inviting people to apply for employment at a shop in Boston’s fashionable Newbury Street neighborhood, Monday, July 5, 2021. As the U.S. economy bounds back with unexpected speed from the pandemic recession and customer demand intensifies, high school-age kids are filling jobs that older workers can’t — or won’t.
By Paul Wiseman and Joseph Pisani | The Associated Press
PUBLISHED: July 6, 2021 at 11:03 a.m. | UPDATED: July 6, 2021 at 11:06 a.m.

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