{"id":34504,"date":"2023-05-19T19:35:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T19:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2023\/05\/19\/summer-jobs-in-shorter-supply-says-indeed\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T19:35:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T19:35:57","slug":"summer-jobs-in-shorter-supply-says-indeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2023\/05\/19\/summer-jobs-in-shorter-supply-says-indeed\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer jobs in shorter supply, says Indeed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> Work <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> News <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> Economy <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\"> Tight labour market could be normalizing <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p> <span class=\"published-date__since\">Published May 19, 2023<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 1\u00a0hour ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">2 minute read<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"featured-image\" data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture class=\"featured-image__ratio\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">There are fewer summer jobs available this season, according to search site Indeed.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by BOB DAVIES\/SAULT THIS WEEK<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group 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Ltd.\u2019s Indeed, a web-based hiring platform that connects employers with job seekers, said postings for summer jobs were down 17 per cent from 2022, while advertisements for internships dropped 19 per cent, according to a report published May 18.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"js-widget-content article-content__widget-group article-content__widget-group--content-slot6 article-content__widget-group--newsletter-slot\">\n<section aria-labelledby=\"FPWork5711491756445573167002159018934272\" class=\"newsletter-widget None background--primary-light-gradient\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component=\"\" data-target-list=\"FP_Work\" data-widget=\"newsletter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/dcs-media\/images\/2023\/2\/3\/1675439331874-fp-work-banner-01302023.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/dcs-media\/images\/2023\/2\/3\/1675439331874-fp-work-banner-01302023.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/dcs-media\/images\/2023\/2\/3\/1675439331874-fp-work-banner-01302023.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/dcs-media\/images\/2023\/2\/3\/1675439331874-fp-work-banner-01302023.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/dcs-media\/images\/2023\/2\/3\/1675439331874-fp-work-banner-01302023.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/dcs-media\/images\/2023\/2\/3\/1675439331874-fp-work-banner-01302023.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/dcs-media\/images\/2023\/2\/3\/1675439331874-fp-work-banner-01302023.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/dcs-media\/images\/2023\/2\/3\/1675439331874-fp-work-banner-01302023.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/dcs-media\/images\/2023\/2\/3\/1675439331874-fp-work-banner-01302023.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/dcs-media\/images\/2023\/2\/3\/1675439331874-fp-work-banner-01302023.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/dcs-media\/images\/2023\/2\/3\/1675439331874-fp-work-banner-01302023.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"FP Work Banner\" class=\"newsletter-widget__banner\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/dcs-media\/images\/2023\/2\/3\/1675439331874-fp-work-banner-01302023.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"97\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__body\">\n<div class=\"js-replace-main\">  <small class=\"newsletter-widget__disclaimer text-size--micro\"> By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. 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Please try again <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>The report used the week of May 12 as its benchmark for year-over-year comparisons. Total Canadian job postings were down 21 per cent over that period, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Companies\u2019 hiring appetite was strong in 2022, despite inflation peaking above eight per cent in June, the fastest since the early 1980s. But a year on, the impact of higher costs and interest rates appear to be weighing on the labour market, said Brendon Bernard, an economist at Indeed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment5474247887310990489193175404511232\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment5474247887310990489193175404511232\">Advertisement 3<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe huge boom in hiring appetite and job openings\u2026 has been fading over the past year,\u201d Bernard said, adding that even though demand for typical summer jobs, such as camp counsellor, has cooled, it still remains elevated compared with pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n<p>Summer job postings are 55 per cent higher than in 2019, while internships were up 18 per cent compared with that year, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not the exceptional job-seekers\u2019 market that was prevailing last year,\u201d Bernard said.<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s labour market has remained stubbornly tight despite high inflation and policymakers lifting the benchmark interest rate 4.25 percentage points in the span of a year.<\/p>\n<p>Postings for internships tend to follow a different hiring cycle than summer jobs, with hiring happening typically in fall and winter. Those postings had a strong start in 2023 but have fallen, especially in \u201cwhite collar\u201d fields such as technology, marketing and finance, Bernard said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment7370335651380007898685336983699456\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment7370335651380007898685336983699456\">Advertisement 4<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has maintained that the labour market is tight, with unemployment hovering at around five per cent and wage growth now outpacing inflation.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Labour shortages have been a persistent issue since 2021, the Bank of Canada\u2019s Business Outlook Survey showed. At one point, more than 60 per cent of companies flagged insufficient labour as a headwind to meeting an unexpected increase in demand in the third quarter last year. 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