CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Summer jobs used to be a rite of passage—whether it was lifeguarding, scooping ice cream, or folding shirts at the mall, teens always seemed to have plenty of options to earn some extra cash.
But this year, those classic summer gigs are harder to come by, and many teens are spending the summer unemployed.
Queen City News Chief Business Correspondent Taylor Young joins us live to explain what’s driving this trend, how the job market is changing for young workers, and what it means for families and the economy…