US EditionOttawa students struggle to find summer work as unemployment rises
- Ottawa students face rising unemployment this May as 20.1 percent of returning students were jobless, marking the highest rate since 2009.
- This increase follows an annual upward trend since 2022, amid a broader labour market with a seven percent unemployment rate and a three percent vacancy rate.
- Employer demand for the Canada Summer Jobs program dropped, with 44,821 funding requests to support 225,766 jobs received late last year, while youth face a tight market and shifting opportunities.
- Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu announced adding 6,000 subsidized positions later this season, stating the increase aims to address urgent youth job market needs.
- Despite government efforts, experts say labour market mobility issues and weak job movement rates may limit youth employment gains this summer.
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Ottawa will prop up youth employment in a rough summer jobs market
The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students — even as one economist argues tough employment prospects for young people suggest broader softness in the job market.
The unemployment rate among 15- to 24-year-olds returning to school exceeded 20% in May in Canada, according to Statistics Canada.
Ottawa to expand the Canada Summer Jobs program for youth - MoneySense
The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students even as one economist argues tough employment prospects for young people suggest broader softness in the job market. Statistics Canada shone a light on the difficult employment prospects for students heading back to school this fall in its May jobs report last Friday (June 5). Roughly one in five returning students aged 15 to 24 was unemployed in May,…
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