A new Angus Reid poll says concerns about unemployment has skyrocketed among young Canadians with 37% worried they or someone in their household may lose a job due to economic conditions.

That figure is double the proportion who said the same last December (18%) and up nine points since June (28%).

Angus Reid says young adults endured one of the weakest summer job markets since 2010, excluding the pandemic years, with youth unemployment the key concern in June and July.

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Statistics Canada data showed Canada lost 66,000 jobs in August, with most of the losses affecting workers in the 25-to-54 age group.

Presently, two-in-five Canadians or 40% say they are concerned they or someone in their household may lose their job due to the

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