By Claudia Buck, McClatchy Newspapers
Monday, May 14, 2012
From pet stores to pharmacies, the job market for teens is warming up along with the weather.
And for teens thinking about a summer paycheck, now's the time to pounce. Hiring is expected to be better than during the pits of the recession, and there will be less competition from jobless adults looking for part-time, seasonal work, according to several hiring studies. "Companies are doing better and have more room to hire teens. It's not a breakout year, but there's steady improvement in the job market and teens will get their share of that," said John Challenger, CEO of Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. in Chicago.
Challenger's annual study of summer teen hiring, released in April, said there has been a rebound from 2010, when teen hiring hit an all-time low of 960,000 — the lowest level since ...