Monday, April 6, 2009

Laid-off adults join teens in line for summer jobs


When the housing market crashed, carpenter Jim Schweich, 42, went from his best year -- when he finally hit $30 an hour -- to his worst: no job, no unemployment benefits, living with a friend.
Schweich was in line at Valleyfair's job fair last weekend, waiting with hundreds of mostly teenagers and a sprinkling of adults hoping to land a summer job. Most jobs at the park pay $7.25 to $7.75 an hour. Click here for full story

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