American Money: Why Summer Jobs Matter.

SUMMER employment; SEASONAL employment; AFRICAN American youth; AFRICAN American children; HISPANIC American youth; EMPLOYMENT of minorities; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; ECONOMIC history

The article discusses the significance of summer jobs for African American and other minority youth in the U.S. as of Summer 2013. According to the article, the overall youth unemployment rate in the U.S. had increased since the early 21st century, particularly among African Americans and Latinos. The article provides information on several resources that could assist job seekers including the U.S. government program Summer Jobs+, youth works programs in U.S. cities such as Baltimore, Maryland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Los Angeles, California, and the U.S. website Serve.gov. The article also recommends that job seekers utilize guidance counselors and career development centers to land employment.