Canadian students looking for work are in for a rough summer job market, according to a recent report from job posting website Indeed.
The report was authored by Brendon Bernard, senior economist at the Indeed Hiring lab. Bernard looked at the number of job ads posted on the platform that included the word “summer” and compared it to previous years’ to create a seasonal forecast.
Bernard said summer job ads have dropped 22 percent since the same time last year.
He also said that postings for common jobs for students, such as camp counsellor positions, were down 32 percent.
The report said that summer or temporary work was “catching up with the trend in overall Canadian job postings.”…