Youth Unemployment Rate in Canada increased to 14.60 percent in July from 14.20 percent in June of 2025. This dataset provides - Canada Youth Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, the youth unemployment rate in Canada amounted to 12.97 percent. Between 1991 and 2024, the figure dropped by 2.86 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Unemployment rates of 25- to 29-year-olds, by educational attainment, Canada and jurisdictions. This table is included in Section E: Transitions and outcomes: Labour market outcomes of the Pan Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). PCEIP draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, and labour market outcomes. The program presents indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time. PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.

In 2023, about **** percent of 15 to 24 year-old were unemployed in Canada. This is an increase from the previous year when youth unemployment stood at **** percent.

Unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate by educational attainment, gender and age group, annual.

Graph and download economic data for Youth Unemployment Rate for Canada (SLUEM1524ZSCAN) from 1991 to 2024 about 15 to 24 years, Canada, unemployment, and rate.

The number of people who are unemployed as a percentage of the active labour force (i.e. employed and unemployed).

This statistic shows the unemployment rate of persons, aged 15 to 24 years old, in Canada in 2022, by student status. The unemployment rate presented here is expressed as a percentage of the labor force who are aged 15 to 24 years. In 2022, about *** percent of part-time students were unemployed in Canada.

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by age group and gender. Data are presented for 12 months earlier, previous month and current month, as well as year-over-year and month-to-month level change and percentage change. Data are also available for the standard error of the estimate, the standard error of the month-to-month change and the standard error of the year-over-year change.

Graph and download economic data for Adjusted Unemployment Rate for Youth in Canada (DISCONTINUED) (CANURYNAA) from 1976 to 2012 about adjusted, Canada, unemployment, and rate.

Historical dataset showing Canada youth unemployment rate by year from 1991 to 2024.

Unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate by type of student during school months, gender and age group, monthly.

In 2024, the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador had the highest unemployment rate in Canada. That year, it had a ten percent unemployment rate. In comparison, Québec had the lowest unemployment rate at 5.3 percent. Nunavut Nunavut is the largest and most northern province of Canada. Their economy is powered by many industries which include mining, oil, gas, hunting, fishing, and transportation. They have a high amount of mineral resources and many of their jobs come from mining, however, the territory still suffers from a high unemployment rate, which has fluctuated since 2004. The lack of necessary education, skills, and mobility are all factors that play a part in unemployment. Most of the population identifies as Inuit. Their official languages include English, French, and several Inuit languages. The capital is Iqaluit, which is their largest community and only city. The climate in Nunavut is a polar climate due to its high latitude, and as a result, it rarely goes above 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Unemployment in Canada The unemployment rate in Canada had been decreasing since 2009, but increased to 9.7 percent in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Since 2006, landed immigrants have faced higher unemployment rates compared to those born in Canada. Youth unemployment in Canada has fluctuated since 1998, but has always remained in the double digits. Additionally, the average duration of unemployment in Canada in 2023 was about 17.4 weeks.

Regional unemployment rates used by the Employment Insurance program, by effective date, current month.

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by immigrant status and age group, last 5 years.

Canada LFS: Youth Unemployment data was reported at 304.300 Person th in Jan 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 240.400 Person th for Dec 2018. Canada LFS: Youth Unemployment data is updated monthly, averaging 382.800 Person th from Jan 1976 (Median) to Jan 2019, with 517 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 692.000 Person th in Jul 1982 and a record low of 233.600 Person th in Dec 2017. Canada LFS: Youth Unemployment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.G010: Labour Force Survey Estimates: Unemployment.

Canada LFS: Youth Unemployment: sa data was reported at 309.600 Person th in Jan 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 301.900 Person th for Dec 2018. Canada LFS: Youth Unemployment: sa data is updated monthly, averaging 387.600 Person th from Jan 1976 (Median) to Jan 2019, with 517 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 653.800 Person th in Oct 1982 and a record low of 291.500 Person th in Sep 2017. Canada LFS: Youth Unemployment: sa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.G010: Labour Force Survey Estimates: Unemployment.

Canada LFS: Youth Unemployment: sa: Male data was reported at 181.100 Person th in Jan 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 177.000 Person th for Dec 2018. Canada LFS: Youth Unemployment: sa: Male data is updated monthly, averaging 221.000 Person th from Jan 1976 (Median) to Jan 2019, with 517 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 399.500 Person th in Oct 1982 and a record low of 166.100 Person th in Aug 1989. Canada LFS: Youth Unemployment: sa: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.G010: Labour Force Survey Estimates: Unemployment.

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by census metropolitan area, last 5 months. Data are also available for the standard error of the estimate, the standard error of the month-to-month change and the standard error of the year-over-year change.

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by Atlantic region, Central provinces, Western provinces, Indigenous population (First Nations or Métis) and Non-Indigenous population, sex, and age group, last 5 years.