JOBS ARE HARD TO FIND.
HERE'S JO LING KENT. >> I HATE WORKING THE
THEATER.
ALL THE ACTION'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
MALL.
>> Reporter: THAT SUMMER JOB AT THE
MALL, ONCE A TEENAGED
RITE OF PASSAGE NOW MAY BECOME A THING OF
THE PAST.
>> I'VE SENT OUT APPLICATION AFTER
APPLICATION.
>> Reporter: THIS 20-YEAR-OLD IS RACING
TO FIND A POSITION
BEFORE SUMMER'S IN FULL SWING.
SHE WORKED RETAIL LAST
SUMMER.
>> DEPARTMENT STORES,
I'VE DONE SNEAKER
JOBS, WOMAN'S CLOTHING.
>> Reporter: THERE'S A
NEW REALITY FOR TEENS NATIONWIDE WITH MORE
RETAIL STORES CLOSING
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND A BOOM IN ONLINE
SALES.
MORE STORES AT MALLS LIKE THIS ONE SIMPLY
AREN'T HIRING.
MANY RETAIL JOBS ARE MOVING BEHIND THE
SCENES.
>> THOSE JOBS ARE JUST SHIFTING TO THE BACK.
ITS JUST IN THE
WAREHOUSING. >> Reporter: A NEW
FORECAST SHOWS TEENS
BE BETTER OFF LOOKING FOR WORK OUTSIDE OF
RETAIL.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF GROWING INDUSTRIES,
CONSTRUCTION, THE
MEDICAL INDUSTRY, HOSPITALS.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER
MAJOR FACTOR -- CHOICE.
MORE TEENS NOW USE
SUMMER FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO BOOST
THEIR COLLEGE
APPLICATIONS. THE NUMBER OF TEENS AT
WORK HAS DROPPED 20
PERCENTAGE POINTS IN THE LAST 30 YEARS.
BUT JOB PLACEMENT
EXPERTS SAY SUMMER JOBS CAN BE AN
INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE
FOR TEENS NOT TO MENTION HELPFUL IN
AFFORDING THE RISING
COST OF COLLEGE.
>> MY EXPENSES SHOULD
BE MY EXPENSES AND NOT
MY PARENTS AT THIS AGE.
WHEN I GO BACK TO
SCHOOL, I WANT TO HAVE MONEY IN MY POCKET AS
WELL.
>> Reporter: TO GET IT SHE MIGHT .
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