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As employers struggle to fill jobs, teens come to their rescue Pedestrians walk past a sign inviting people to apply for jobs at a shop in Boston this week. As the U.S. economy rebounds from the pandemic recession, teenagers are filling jobs that older workers either can’t or won’t. (Steven Senne / Associated Press) Associated Press Print The owners of restaurants, amusement parks and retail shops, many of them desperate for workers, are sounding an unusual note of gratitude this summer: Thank goodness for teenagers. As the U.S. economy bounds back with unexpected speed from the pandemic-induced recession and as customer demand intensifies, high-school-age kids are filling jobs that older workers can’t or won’t.

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