WASHINGTON (AP) Mary Jane Riva, CEO of the Pizza Factory, has a cautionary message for her customers this summer: Prepare to wait longer for your Hawaiian pie or calzone.
Employers can't fill many of their summer jobs because the number of open positions far exceeds the number of people willing and able to fill them even at increased wages.
Researchers predict an average of 33% of youths ages 16 to 19 will be employed each month from June through August this year, the highest such rate since 34% in the summer of 2007.
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