What the lull in teen hiring this summer tells us about the job market ahead of Friday’s report
- Posted on August 6, 2026
- By CNN
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What the lull in teen hiring this summer tells us about the job market ahead of Friday’s report
When the latest official jobs report is released on Friday, economists are expecting it to show that hiring picked up in July and that the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%.