Holiday Job Postings up From Last Year but Finding a Job Still Challenging: Report

Holiday Job Postings up From Last Year but Finding a Job Still Challenging: Report
People walk the Petit Champlain street with Christmas decorations in Quebec City on Dec. 5, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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Holiday job postings are a little more plentiful this year, but that’s hardly a respite for job seekers as competition for those positions is expected to be tough with unemployment still elevated, a new report shows.

Indeed Canada’s holiday hiring trends report released Wednesday finds seasonal postings so far this winter are up 12 percent from last year, though still weak relative to earlier years.