{"id":904,"date":"2018-06-11T15:54:11","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T20:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=904"},"modified":"2018-06-15T16:16:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T21:16:25","slug":"why-teens-dont-have-summer-jobs-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/11\/why-teens-dont-have-summer-jobs-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Teens Don\u2019t Have Summer Jobs Anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><em>Fewer teens are getting summer jobs, but what does this mean for the economy as a whole?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/blog\/Blog_SummerJob.jpg\" alt=\"Summer Job\" width=\"333\" height=\"394\" \/>Summer jobs among kids ages 16-19 <a href=\"http:\/\/minnesota.cbslocal.com\/2018\/06\/11\/summer-jobs-teens\/\">has declined<\/a> by 30 percentage points since the 1970s. What is the reason for this lack of teen employment, and what does it mean for the economy?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\">Rob Wilson, employment trends expert and President of Employco USA, says several factors are at play. \u201cFirst, stores such as Macy\u2019s and Sears have closed hundreds and hundreds of stores in recent years, and thousands of jobs have been lost as a result.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\">Once the mecca for teens looking to socialize as well as earn cash, these shuttered retail stores could spell trouble for teens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen so-called \u2018anchor\u2019 stores such as Sears or J.C. Penney close down, it becomes very problematic for the mall as a whole,\u201d explains Wilson of Employco USA. \u201cFilling that retail space is very difficult, and with giants like Sears experiencing a major decline, that means that many malls across the country are going to be left with huge vacancies. This puts all the stores within the mall at major risk, from your kiosks to your pretzel stands to your small clothing stores.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition, teens are now shifting their focus from flipping burgers to working internships in their desired field of employment, especially as President Trump has now made internships more widely available to teens.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14.928px;\">\u201cIn recent years, controversy over unpaid internships has meant that some companies have decided to change their policy regarding student interns,\u201d says Wilson. \u201cBut President Trump might be reversing that trend, as new policies regarding unpaid internships will loosen up the regulations that companies formerly faced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder recent provisions to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/whd\/regs\/compliance\/whdfs71.htm\">Fair Labor Standards Act<\/a>, it is now legal for employers not to pay interns, provided that the intern benefits more from the working relationship than the employer does,\u201d says Rob Wilson, employment trends expert and President of Employco USA. \u201cIt is also important that the intern does not perform any tasks or functions which would replace the efforts of any existing employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other words, says Wilson, these new provisions will make it easier for students to find internships than in previous years, while simultaneously protecting the jobs of paid workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust because teens aren\u2019t working at the mall or the ice cream store anymore doesn\u2019t mean that there aren\u2019t ways for them to stay busy and gain experience at the same time,\u201d says Wilson. \u201cInternships are a great option for summer work, especially for teens who still live at home and have Mom and Dad to help pay bills.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more on this topic, please contact Rob Wilson at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rwilson@thewilsoncompanies.com\">rwilson@thewilsoncompanies.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fewer teens are getting summer jobs, but what does this mean for the economy as a whole? 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