Teen employment levels have increased, unemployment rates are at records lows, wages and hours worked are at record highs, and teens fill a higher share of jobs than in the years leading up to the pandemic.
An analysis of the current month’s employment picture broken out by Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey conducted by the BLS shows job openings declining for the third straight month in Minnesota in March.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.1 percent in March.
Students have an excellent array of options after graduating high school including pursuing higher education, becoming an apprentice, serving in the Armed Forces, or entering the labor market directly.