Employers may have a tougher time hiring temporary workers this upcoming holiday season as the growth in job postings compared to pre-pandemic outweighs those looking, a new report has found.
Indeed’s holiday hiring trends report released Wednesday said that seasonal postings for this winter are up 28 per cent compared with last year, and up 40 per cent from 2019 levels.
“The combination of stronger demand for seasonal workers and greater job seeker interest points to a pickup in overall hiring this holiday season, but finding workers will probably be a challenge for some employers,” the report said.“Employers have found it challenging to fill roles across the economy, and I think seasonal hiring is going to be no different this year,” he said.“For some individual employers, I do think filling those roles is going to be difficult.
Overall job postings in Canada have been hitting record highs in 2022, signalling a tighter labour market, especially in certain sectors.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.Seasonal jobs are concentrated in the retail industry, according to Indeed, such as sales associates and customer service representatives. Around half of this year’s seasonal postings are customer-facing retail positions, the report said.
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