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Teens have been hit hard by the current recession. The unemployment rate has nearly doubled in the last three years, from 10 percent to about 20 percent. Though 18-24 year olds account for 13.5 percent of the workforce, they now account for <a href="http://www.epi.org/publications/entry/bp258/">26.4 percent of unemployed workers</a>, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
At the same time, older people have been hurt by the recession, too. And many of them are now competing with younger people for the same jobs. Lois Smude, whose family owns the <a href="http://www.paulbunyanland.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paul Bunyan Land Theme Park</a> in Brainerd, Minnesota, told &#8220;The Takeaway&#8221; that she is now hiring both fourteen year olds and retirees who are older than 70. In general, her jobs pay minimum wage of about $6 per hour.
All over the country, &#8220;fewer employers are hiring summer help, and there lots of experienced adults who are really looking for work,&#8221; according to leadership trainer Justin Jones-Fosu.
For teenagers looking for a job, Jones-Fosu recommends looking in places that prefer to hire teens, including summer camps, market research organizations, and pools for life guarding. He also mentions <a href="http://www.groovejob.com">groovejob.com</a>, <a href="http://www.gotajob.com">gotajob.com</a> and <a href="http://www.teens4hire.org/">teensforhire.org</a> as places to find summer employment. For older job seekers, Jones-Fosu suggests emphasizing the experience and professionalism that can only come from years on the job.
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