Teens Face Challenges in Finding Summer Jobs Amid Economic Uncertainty

Students and young people in Ottawa struggling to land summer jobs

This summer could be one of the most challenging summers in recent years for young Canadians looking for a job.

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in July 2024, 54.5% of those ages 16 to 24 were employed.

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Teens from two Kitchener high schools share their experience searching for summer work in a tough job market.

Summer hiring for teens expected to drop amid economic concerns

Amid economic uncertainty, Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. predicts that employers will pull back on hiring teens for the summer.The agency forecasts there will be 1 million jobs added for teens ages 16 to 19 this summer, a decrease from last year. The firm had projected 1.3 million jobs for summer 2024 but estimates that only 1.1 million teens were actually hired for summer work.Over the last few summers, there were ample opportunities for te…

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Tim Lang, president and CEO of Youth Employment Services, tells young people to not give up when applying for jobs.

Why summer internships were so hard to find this year

“Another day, another internship,” says Paige Lorbiecki, a junior at the University of Florida, straight to camera. This year, Lorbiecki documented the process of applying to summer marketing internships on TikTok. In this video from May 4, she completed another six applications, but Loribiecki says she applied to more than 100 internships in total. It took her until late May, nearly a month after her classes ended, to finally secure a content c…