Teenage workers hit hard by tech disruption, population growth: Desjardins
- A report from Desjardins indicates that gig work and rising population are hurting job prospects for young Canadians.
- The unemployment rate for youth aged 15 to 24 reached 14.6% in July, the highest in nearly 15 years, according to Statistics Canada.
- Desjardins found that young international students are struggling more to find jobs compared to those born in Canada.
- Kari Norman from Desjardins expressed concerns about young people's difficulties in securing summer jobs.
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Teenage workers hit hard by tech disruption, population growth: Desjardins (Business)
A new report argues the rise of gig work, artificial intelligence and rapid population growth are souring job prospects for Canada's youngest workers. The Desjardins Economics report, released Thursday, comes as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre cites decades-high youth unemployment levels to att...
Teenage workers hit hard by tech disruption, population growth in Canada: Desjardins
A new report argues the rise of gig work, artificial intelligence and rapid population growth are souring job prospects for Canada’s youngest workers. The Desjardins Economics report, released Thursday, comes as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre cites decades-high youth unemployment levels to attack an immigration program for temporary foreign workers. Statistics Canada’s latest labour force survey shows the unemployment rate for young people…
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