A study was conducted to describe teenage mothers and the variables that have an impact upon their marketability and employment status. The sample was composed of 84 adolescent childbearers (out of 303) who had participated in the Windward District (Hawaii) Continuing Education Class (CEC) between 1979 and 1986. Participants answered questionnaires related to their demographic characteristics, their educational experiences, and their work experience and aspirations. The study found that (1) the more educational support or influence received by the adolescent childbearer, the higher her level of educational attainment; (2) the more education she had, the more support she received in securing employment; (3) the employed reported fewer barriers to returning to regular school following the CEC experience than the unemployed; (4) the average employed subject had a high school diploma whereas her counterpart had some high school and an equivalency certificate; (5) the higher the age of the respondent, the higher her likelihood of living with her spouse or partner; (6) the more educational support or influence received by the teen mother, the greater her chance of getting a job; and (7) the availability of child care was identified as the major determinant of employment status. The study concluded that increased support, more education, more family courses, and more counseling were effective in helping teen mothers return to work and/or complete their education. (KC)