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More Companies Turning To Teens To Fill Positions

As more employers are scrambling to fill open positions, they're increasingly turning to teens to take the jobs. That has led to a 13.9 percent drop in teen unemployment during a 12-month average, the lowest year-round average since 2001.

So how dramatic is the change? And what difference is it really making?

Eric Morath, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, joined The Show to talk about it.

Steve Goldstein was a host at KJZZ from 1997 to 2022.