Struggling to find a job during my gap year? What do I do??

So I decided to take an impromptu gap year from October and had a job between then till the end of December as a temp at a local supermarket. However I wasn’t kept on and afaik nor were any other temps from talking to my mates who are full time workers there. I’ve been job searching in my local area but it’s a pretty small town and I unfortunately don’t drive so I’m kinda stuck at trying to find jobs which are only accessible by transport like the bus and train. I do live somewhat near London and am able to get into the city but again that’s a 1hr 30 commute. Was wondering if anyone knows what I can do? I’ve started applying to jobs in London now but I am kinda clueless as to whether I should instead be looking at temp agencies or other types of work? Any help would be appreciated!

You're in a tough spot right now because presumably you're off to university in September/October and so would only be staying on for a couple of months, so not many places will be happy to hire you. That being said, keep trying anyway. Keep applying to anything you can find - the job market is hard these days. Temp agencies and other 0-hour contract jobs are your best bet to fill your time between now and the start of university. Good luck!

I genuinely have no idea how temp agencies work or what agencies I should be applying to

So I decided to take an impromptu gap year from October and had a job between then till the end of December as a temp at a local supermarket. However I wasn’t kept on and afaik nor were any other temps from talking to my mates who are full time workers there. I’ve been job searching in my local area but it’s a pretty small town and I unfortunately don’t drive so I’m kinda stuck at trying to find jobs which are only accessible by transport like the bus and train. I do live somewhat near London and am able to get into the city but again that’s a 1hr 30 commute. Was wondering if anyone knows what I can do? I’ve started applying to jobs in London now but I am kinda clueless as to whether I should instead be looking at temp agencies or other types of work? Any help would be appreciated!