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Making Sense of It
A greater percentage of teens
had a job last year than at any
time since 2009, despite the
fact that the federal minimum
wage has not changed since
then. Fortunately, twenty-two
states raised their state minimum
wage on January 1, 2024, making
a summer job increasingly
worth the effort.
