Two out of every three high schooler in Japan is working as of the end of October. The official figure is 67.4%.
One wonders what the kids are doing with their mad money.
Still it's the fifth year in a row the percentage has risen says the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has found.
Last year 64.2% of kids in high school worked.
"Recovery in the economy and an increase in the number of people retiring has influenced the figure," said one analysis.
By gender, 72.2% of boys work and 61.0% of the girls.
I started working outside the home when I was 16 years old. I pumped gas for $1.10/hr. Of course, gasoline was only abt 30 cents a gallon then. Let me see, I was working for 3.7 gallons of gas an hour. Today that would be about $12.50/hour.
I also worked part-time for my dad each weekend starting when I was just 13, keeping his books for about $10/week or $40/month.
I bought a 1972 Ford Pinto and made payments of $50/month.
Not bad, eh?
When did you get your first part-time job?
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