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2026 summer will be worst yet for teen employment in decades, WSJ predicts
The Wall Street Journal reports that this summer is expected to be the worst for teen jobs since 1948, when the federal government started tracking the data. Ray A. Smith, a reporter covering career and workplace issues at the Wall Street Journal, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
What happened
According to CBS News’s source item, 2026 summer will be worst yet for teen employment in decades, WSJ predicts, The Wall Street Journal reports that this summer is expected to be the worst for teen jobs since 1948, when the federal government started tracking the data. Ray A. Smith, a reporter covering career and workplace issues at the Wall Street Journal, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss.
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The development sits in VINI’s Global file for readers following international affairs, institutions, conflict, diplomacy, economics, and cross-border consequences. The original report is linked so readers can check the source account, follow later updates, and compare new coverage against the first published record. The source item is dated 2026-05-30T00:51:52+00:00.
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Primary source: 2026 summer will be worst yet for teen employment in decades, WSJ predicts via CBS News. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- 2026 summer will be worst yet for teen employment in decades, WSJ predictsCBS News - 2026-05-30T00:51:52+00:00
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