A nationwide lifeguard shortage is expected to leave thousands of public pools closed and beaches under “Swim At Your Own Risk” rules.
A lifeguard watches a swimming pool in an undated stock photo.This summer, Americans across the country are going to have to find new ways to beat the heat.
“Here we are this year, everybody wants to take a vacation, they want to go to their hotel with a garden pool. They want to go to their community pool. They wanted to go to the beach,” said Fisher. “But the problem is, we're almost starting from ground zero.” In 2000, more than half of the teenagers in the U.S. were working a summer job. In 2019, only 35.8% of teens worked over the summer. The number dropped even more during the pandemic and fewer than a third of U.S. teens worked in the summer of 2020, according to aFewer teenagers are entering the workforce, and, due to the pandemic, many lifeguard certification training sessions were postponed or canceled.
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