Teens compete with adults for summer jobs

Posted May 6, 2009, 10:29A | Contributed by Jeff

Teenagers who lined up in beige folding chairs at a Six Flags amusement park job fair last month continually repeated the gripe: The hunt for summer work is brutal. Teens across the nation are facing a similar plight: They need summer jobs for car insurance, college funds and spending money, but the prospects are bleak. Six Flags says it has seen more adult applicants this year.