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Teen summer jobs are getting harder to find, but some companies are stepping in

Denver7 · · 376 words · By Stephanie Liebergen
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What to know about Teen summer jobs are getting harder to find, but some companies are stepping in

Each summer, tens of thousands of teens pick up summer jobs to gain experience in the workforce and make some extra money.

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What happened

Each summer, tens of thousands of teens pick up summer jobs to gain experience in the workforce and make some extra money.

Why it matters

Teens are expected to fill 790,000 jobs this summer, according to a forecast from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas.

Common ground

"There are tariff impacts, high gas prices that are causing employers to pull back on seasonal hiring, automation with technology, may be replacing some of the traditional roles that teens took, and there's competition from older workers who want to stay in…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Teens are expected to fill 790,000 jobs this summer, according to a forecast from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas.”
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Three independent web search results from different sources (Spectrum News, a news article from June 10, 2026, and another from May 20, 2026) all confirm that Challenger, Gray & Christmas predicts 790,000 teen jobs for the summer.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — About 300,000 United States federal civil service layoffs have been announced by the second Trump administration, almost all of them attributed to the Department of Government Efficiency. On August 26…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Challenger, Gray & Christmas is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and is the first executive outplacement firm in the US. It has offices throughout North America. James E. Challenger …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger,_Gray_&_Christmas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Executive search (informally often referred to as headhunting) is a specialized recruitment service which organizations pay to seek out and recruit highly qualified candidates for senior-level and exe…
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Claim 2: “In Arizona, a partnership between Waymo and a local Boys and Girls Club is giving some teens free rides to their summer jobs.”
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While evidence confirms Waymo is an autonomous driving company, there is no mention in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries of a partnership with a Boys and Girls Club in Arizona to provide free rides to teens.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conference and festival that takes place in March in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1987, SXSW features programming across technology, film and televis…
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web search NEUTRAL — Waymo LLC (/ weɪmoʊ / WAY-moh) is an American autonomous driving technology company headquartered in Mountain View, California. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., Google 's parent company.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Waymo Ojai is a battery electric robotaxi manufactured by Zeekr for Waymo since December 2024 and in passenger service since May 2026.
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Claim 3: “Young people in Denver can earn a $250 bonus through the city if they work over the summer.”
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The provided evidence includes general information about the city of Denver and San Jose, but contains no information regarding a $250 bonus for young people working over the summer.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Denver Dry Goods Company, also known as "The Denver", was a department store which was established in the Denver Dry Goods Company Building in Denver, Colorado, in 1879 by Michael J. McNamara and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Denver ( DEN-vər) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Officially a consolidated city and county, it is located in the South Platte River valley on the western edge o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American country and folk singer, songwriter, and actor. He was one of the most popular…
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Claim 4: “That would be the fewest on record.”
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Multiple independent sources explicitly state that the 790,000 figure represents a record low or the lowest pace on record for teen summer hiring.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lord of the Flies is the 1954 debut novel of British author William Golding. The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attem…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
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