Data suggests tougher summer job market for Utah teens

For many teens, landing a summer job is not as simple as it used to be.

“I’ve been doing a ton of part-time jobs,” said McKenna Tuckett.

Tuckett said she worked several part-time jobs over the last year, from retail to a soda shop, before recently landing a position as a receptionist and sales representative.

“Right now, it seems like a lot of places I’ve applied to for part-time work want a full-time employee,” Tuckett said.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 5.19 million teens were employed nationwide in April, a figure trending down from the year before.

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