The profile is based on the findings of the New Brunswick Seasonal Workers Survey , conducted for Human Resources Development Canada New Brunswick Region. The profile of seasonal jobs and seasonal workers provided by this study is revealing in a number of respects. One finding indicates that, in 1996, one New Brunswick worker in five had at least one seasonal job. The study also shows that seasonal work is very widespread, extending beyond what have traditionally been considered seasonal industries.
Seasonal workers tend to be men with a considerably below-average level of education.
Despite the lower wages, only a minority of seasonal workers have more than one job during the year, even though seasonal jobs last a relatively short time on average.