Oregon teenagers faced a challenging job market this summer.
An analysis by the Employment Policies Institute found that the state's unemployment rate in July was 30.3 percent, the third-highest among the states.
Using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the institute pegged national teen unemployment at 23.8 percent. Between April and July, the number of unemployed citizens between the ages of 16 and 24 rose by 2.1 million, to 19.5 million.
“The nation’s teens have suffered through a fourth summer of difficult job prospects,” said Michael Saltsman,...
