May 9, 2003

Throwing cold water on summer jobs
Posted by jbutler@bostonworks.com">Jason Butler at 8:58 AM -

This morning's Globe reports on tough times for Boston kids seeking summer jobs.

Thousands of Boston teenagers will not have jobs this summer because of deep cuts in the Massachusetts budget and an ongoing economic downturn that has caused many retailers and small and midsize firms to reduce costs, forcing local high school students to compete with jobless adults for entry-level work when school ends. The City of Boston will not receive a state appropriation for summer jobs this year. The decision to eliminate funding for such jobs is part of an about-face that began in 2000, when state support for summer work dropped to $420,220, from a high of $2.1 million in 1998.

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