Teens Experiencing Layoffs, Reduced Hours, Job Scarcity And Forced Frugality According To New Junior Achievement/Allstate Foundation Poll

Colorado Springs, Colorado - Fourteen percent of U.S. teens 15-17 years-old report the need to contribute financially to the family budget, one-third of all teens report less job availability, 53 percent of teens surveyed say they're choosing activities that cost less money and more than 50 percent say they talk about the economy with their friends, according a new poll released today by Junior Achievement and The Allstate Foundation.

NewsInfusion | August 6, 2009