School is out, and teens are looking for summer jobs, but they can't find them. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says these jobs are disappearing, and it all boils down to the economy. Many teens are struggling to land a summer job because other age groups are taking entry-level positions that teens normally fill. In fact, over the past decade, employment for teens between the ages of 16 and 19 is the lowest it's been since World War II.
Nicole Whitaker is a 16-year-old looking for summer employment.
"It's pretty difficult, looking for something to do for the summer and get paid while I'm doing it," she says.
Teens like Whitaker say looking for a summer job hasn't been easy.
Whitaker says, "It has kind of been hard because I filled out so many applications and no jobs are calling me back but other than that I'm going to have to keep trying."
Whitaker is far from alone.
Desirae Featchurs is also looking for a summer job.
Featchurs says, "I filled out a couple places like at McDonald's and stuff, and they didn't call me back."
Another teen seeking employment is Kaontae Horton.
Horton says, "No phone calls back, I'm not saying all the jobs do that, but the ones I have been applying for they have not been calling me back at all."
Leroy Bates helps Toledo teens seek summer employment. He says there are plenty looking, but few are hiring.
Bates says, "Basically it's a reflection of the economy and as long as the economy is bad business's are reluctant to hire young people."
The U.S. Census Bureau says older workers and college graduates struggling with debt are part of the reason. They're taking entry level positions as they battle to find their own jobs. More than 44% of teens who want summer jobs don't land them. Last summer, 1.7 million teens were unemployed, roughly 700,000 worked fewer hours than desired and 1.1 million wanted jobs but gave up.
Whitaker says, "Since everybody is looking for a job it's making it more complicated."
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:03 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:03:13 GMT
A Perrysburg Township packaging plant is closing this summer, affecting 126 employees at the location. We're told an agreement allowing Diamond Crystal Brands to sell Splenda sweetener will expire at
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13abc and the Red Cross are teaming up for our Road to Recovery Phone Bank to provide information about helping the victims of the Oklahoma tornado and other disasters. Volunteers will be at the station
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Thursday, May 23 2013 11:10 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:10:04 GMT
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water. Trooper Mark Francis
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A proposed constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana and certain uses of hemp has cleared Ohio's ballot board. The panel's approval Thursday sends the issue into its
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Thursday, May 23 2013 8:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:40:05 GMT
PHOENIX (AP) - The jury in Jodi Arias' trial was dismissed Thursday after failing to reach a unanimous decision on whether the woman they convicted of murdering her one-time boyfriend should be sentenced
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Thursday, May 23 2013 8:38 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:38:38 GMT
(ABC News) -- The Boy Scouts of America today voted to lift its longtime national ban on admitting openly gay Scouts but will continue to exclude openly gay adults from leadership roles. The vote
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Thursday, May 23 2013 8:02 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:02:06 GMT
The 27-year-old woman who was on the ground staring into the barrel of a shotgun says Toledo police officers saved her life. Valarie Williams tells 13 ABC's Christine Long that it is nothing short of
The 27-year-old woman who was on the ground staring into the barrel of a shotgun says Toledo police officers saved her life. As a man stood over her pointing a shotgun to her face, Valerie Williams says, "It was like an angel came because the cops pulled up."
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Some families in Maumee were surprised to open their utility bills and find some were ten times the normal amount. Many come from the Wrenworth subdivision and say they've been getting these very high
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Planning is underway for the First Annual African American Male Wellness Walk in Toledo. The walk will be held August 3, 2013 at the African American Legacy Project located at 1326 Collingwood Boulevard.
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