Canada Youth Unemployment Rate (1990-2026)

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Canada youth unemployment rate for 2026 is 13.68%, a 0.12% decline from 2025.

Canada youth unemployment rate for 2025 was 13.80%, a 0.52% increase from 2024.
Canada youth unemployment rate for 2024 was 13.28%, a 2.47% increase from 2023.
Canada youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 10.81%, a 0.72% increase from 2022.

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Canada Youth Unemployment Rate | Historical Data | 1990 - 2026.