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Lessons from Chicago teens on the job this summer

Lessons from Chicago teens on the job this summer

WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago

August 1, 20254m 3s

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They are ringing you up at the register, keeping swimmers safe and running social media accounts for a lot of grown-ups. Chicago area teenagers are on the job this summer. Working teens faced a tougher time landing a job this year. The June unemployment rate for teenagers was up significantly over last year. Chicago Sun Times reporter Emmanuel Camarillo and WBEZ’s Araceli Gomez-Aldana spoke to a group of teens who found work. Here is what they have to say about finding a job, what they learned and how they’re spending their paychecks. HOST: LANE