There are a lot of jobs, especially in the food industry (McD's, etc.) that go begging because many American kids are too damn lazy to take them. They have been spoiled by parents who want them to have everything THEY didn't have and it's been the ruination of this generation. They don't want menial jobs. They want $35,000 a year. Well, surprise, surprise. You get better paying jobs working your way up.
My two high schoolers had he** finding part-time jobs mostly due to LAWS against hiring under 18 yrs. & insurance companies refusing to insure if you employ those under 18.
(or at least this is the excuses many businesses are giving kids now days.)
I see you swallowed the federal marketing ploy. Just like construction jobs that used to pay $25 per hour, now pay $9 to illegal aliens. This is killing this country. McDonalds make billions of dollars, yet want to pay minimum wage? If they paid a decent salary, it would attract many young citizen and young adults. Instead, they hire illegal aliens that are willing work for 5 or 6 bucks an hour, with zero benefits, and like it. Just like the construction industry and many other industries, they are driving down the wages, plain and simple. As the greedy employers count their profits on the backs of the tax payers that are forced to pay for this never ending madness.