Key points:

Seasonal hiring is outpacing last year’s weak levels, but year-round postings continue to soften as employers lean on flexible staffing amid economic uncertainty. The share of driving postings marked as seasonal has climbed from about 1% last November to 2.6% this year.

Seasonal hiring brushed off a slow start and accelerated in October, with the level of seasonal job postings rising to 11% above 2024 levels as of November 14. But the surge in demand may ring a bit hollow — last year was the weakest seasonal hiring year in recent Indeed data, and this year’s