With a staggering number of Canadians being laid off during the COVID-19 outbreak, people who have been looking for work are finding it especially challenging.
Kareen Emery is vice-president of the recruiting firm Monster Canada, which focuses on employment trends. She says the impacts that previous recessions have had don’t even come close to what is being seen now during the novel coronavirus pandemic. “We’re not talking about a slowdown in the economy,” Emery said. “We’re talking about people unable to consume the same way.
They cannot get work. It’s completely different.” However, she pointed out that job postings on Monster.ca haven’t disappeared. “There’s a decline in job postings of about five per cent,” Emery said. “Only five per