@jeremy0207 See if the retailers around you will hire at 17. Just go to the mall and go to a few stores you like. Bring the informationnfor some references. Adults who know you who will be willing to answer question about you, just saying your a good guy, trustworthy, etc. when you apply to a job often theor application has a section for references. The more complete you fill an application the better. Make sure you ask the people you want to use as references if it is ok, so they are not surprised if someone called. Maybe a neighbor, or a friend of your parents or even a teacher. I worked at a jeans store when I was 14. I shopped there and got to know the employees and then asked for a job and got it.
Also, supermarkets are usually good about hiring people under 18.
Another idea is places like Target, and I know Best Buy hires 17 year olds. Or, they did recently.
Are you taking anything in high school that might help? I took accounting in high school and worked part time doing data entry for an accountant when I was 17. I found the job in the classified section in my local paper.
Temp agencies like Manpower and Ranstad can help get you some part time work, but I don’t know if they work with people under 18 you would have to ask. If you have office skills like microsoft office they will test you to see how good you are in word, excell, etc., whatever you tell them you know how to do. temp agencies also send people out for temp jobs that are not administrative like helping with inventory or stocking shelves, all sorts of things.
I hope you find something fast. Part of fnding a job is a numbers game. Apply 10 places get two call backs and one offer (made up numbers, but you get the idea). The more places you apply the more chance you have.
Let us know if you get a job.