Holiday job searches surge, but getting one could be harder

INDIANAPOLIS — Interest in holiday jobs is surging, but finding one is becoming more challenging.

According to Indeed, searches for seasonal positions are up 27% from last year, while the number of job postings has only increased by 2.7%.

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Holiday job searches surge, but getting one could be harder

“I think the other thing we can also look at is just the broader labor market. We’re seeing a lot of the cooling in job postings that we’ve seen being reflected in this hiring market. Employers are just hiring at some of the lowest rates that we’ve seen since we were coming out of the 2009 recession,” said Cory Stahle, a senior economist with Indeed…

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