Summary

• The employment situation for U.S. teens held fairly steady in April 2026.
• The seasonally adjusted number of employed Americans Age 16-19 was 5,379,000.
• Looking at longer-term trends, fewer teens can be expected to find work in 2026 than in the first two years following 2020's coronavirus pandemic.

The employment situation for U.S. teens held fairly steady in April 2026. The seasonally adjusted number of employed Americans Age 16-19 was 5,379,000. This total falls within the range of 5,357,000 and 5,425,000 recorded for each month