Landing a new job after being unemployed can be tough. For a growing share of out-of-work young people, the hunt hasn’t been this difficult since the early 1980s, according to a new study.
Among unemployed men aged 20 to 24, the share who have been out of work for six months or more has spiked to 27 per cent, the highest level since 1983.
For many unemployed women in the same age group, the job search is even worse: 28 per cent have been looking for work for at least half a year, the highest share since at least 1976.
Who exactly are the young Canadians they are referring to?
