Why Gen Z Can’t Find Jobs Right Now | Labour Economist Tammy Schirle Explains

About this episode

Economist Tammy Schirle discusses the challenges Gen Z faces in the current job market.

Youth unemployment in Canada is soaring, entry-level jobs demand years of experience, and many Gen Z graduates are wondering if AI will replace the careers they studied for. In this episode, economist and University of Laurier professor Tammy Schirle breaks down what’s really happening in the job market — and why young Canadians are struggling more than previous generations.

People in this episode

Guest: Tammy Schirle

Topics covered

• youth unemployment
• job market
• Gen Z
• AI impact
• entry-level jobs
• economics

Keywords

• youth unemployment
• Canada
• Gen Z
• job market
• AI
• entry-level jobs
• economics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Laurier

Places: Canada, Gen Z

More episodes of The CDHI Podcast

• Canada's Technical Recession Isn't the Real Problem. A Decade of Economic Weakness Is. · June 11, 2026 · 20 min
• Does Canada Even Need a Sovereign Wealth Fund? Economist Reacts to the 2026 Spring Fiscal Update · April 30, 2026 · 15 min
• The Tax Credit That Could Give Millions of Canadians a Pension | Alex Mazer and Keith Ambachtsheer · April 23, 2026 · 20 min
• Why the $10/day Childcare Program Isn’t Working & How to Fix It ft. Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang · April 16, 2026 · 21 min
• Why Canada Isn’t Seeing Gains from AI Yet ft. Economists Rosalie Wyonch and Daniel Schwanen · April 9, 2026 · 26 min
• The 5% NATO Commitment Price Tag Will Require Ottawa to Make Tough Choices · April 2, 2026 · 20 min