Verkkothe turn of the decade has given rise to the worst jobs crisis since the great depression. Nearly half of the global workforce is at risk of losing their. Verkkoover the last few years, the number of teens in the workforce, a number that was declining for decades, has reversed course. Verkkoteenagers age 15 to 19 are expected to make up 18% of all summer hires, gusto says, up from just 2% in 2019, before the pandemic began. Verkkosome educators warn that jobs could distract from school. And while employment can itself offer learning opportunities, the most recent wave of hiring. Young people left the workplace first. In the first three months of lockdown, half. Verkkothe summer of 2021 was the strongest in years for u. s. Beset by labor shortages, businesses trying to come back from the. Verkkohigh school and college students looking for summer work are benefiting from a strong labor market that is pushing employment for teenagers. Verkkoteen jobs aren’t what they used to. Roughly 60 percent of american teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 were.