As coronavirus lockdowns have weakened the U.S. economy this spring, causing business closures and layoffs, teenagers are particularly hard hit. According to The Wall Street Journal, the teen unemployment rate is the highest it’s been since at least 1948.
If Summer Teen Jobs Are Hard to Find, Try Entrepreneurship
Flexibility and a willingness to explore work possibilities outside of one’s comfort zone are key qualities for teens seeking jobs in 2020.
This summer could be a good time for teens to turn their interests into an entrepreneurial venture. shop_py/Shutterstock
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Kerry McDonald
Author
Kerry McDonald is a senior education fellow at FEE and host of the weekly LiberatED podcast. She is also the author of “Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom” (2019) and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute. She lives in Cambridge, Mass., with her husband and four children.
