On Youth Summer Employment

Teenagers are stepping up and cashing in while companies scramble to fill jobs

Employers Are Hiring More Teens to Ease Labor Shortages

Teenagers filling open jobs amid labor shortage

Jobs Report Special

Alicia Sasser Modestino breaks down how teenagers are saving the summer by taking seasonal jobs and explains the impact the young workers are having on the broader economy.

The Decline of the classic American Summer Job

Why teen summer jobs are making a comeback

Op-ed: Employers need to support summer jobs

To “build back better,” we must connect young people to jobs and education

Remarks by President Biden and Attorney General Garland on Gun Crime Prevention Strategy

On Wednesday, June 23, 2021 President Biden delivered remarks on gun crime prevention strategy and referenced research by Associate Professor Alicia Sasser Modestino showing summer youth jobs can reduce crime.