Diverging Fortunes for Older and Younger Teens in U.S. Summer Job Market

Depending on how old they are, U.S. teens are having a very different summer job experience in Summer 2026. For older teens, Age 18 and 19, the job scene is fairly good. The seasonally adjusted number of teens for this portion of the working teen demographic appears to be fairly steady, if not increasing. But younger teens, Age 16 and 17, are increasingly finding themselves on the outside of the…