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Employment patterns of postsecondary students
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By Katherine Marshall
Since the late 1990s, almost 50% of full-time Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel (CEGEP), community college and university students age 15 to 24 were employed during the school year, up from 25% in the late 1970s.
The employment rate for students and average hours of work declined during the recent economic downturn, although the employment rate recovered somewhat during the winter 2010 school term.
In 2009/2010, female students were more likely than male students to combine school and work (50% versus 40%), but they worked fewer average hours per week (15.3 versus 16.7).
The summer employment rate for postsecondary students age 20 to 24 fell from 70% to 63% between 2008 and 2009, while unemployment increased and hours decreased, with some recovery in 2010.
Employed students earned roughly $6,300 during the 2009/2010 school year and $6,700 during the summer of 2009.
