Youth Unemployment Rate in Canada decreased to 12.60 percent in July from 12.70 percent in June of 2026. Youth Unemployment Rate in Canada averaged 13.79 percent from 1976 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 30.30 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of 9.00 percent in July of 2022. source: Statistics Canada

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Hourly Wages	38.61	38.48	CAD	Jun 2026
Employed Persons	21214.80	21139.70	Thousand	Jul 2026
Employment Change	75.10	18.20	Thousand	Jul 2026
Employment Rate	60.90	60.80	percent	Jul 2026
Full Time Employment Chg	38.60	0.60	Thousand	Jul 2026
Job Vacancies	506730.00	494905.00		Mar 2026
Participation Rate	65.10	65.00	percent	Jul 2026
Labour Costs	133.75	131.95	points	Mar 2026
Minimum Wages	17.95	17.60	CAD/Hour	Oct 2026
Non Farm Payrolls	18393.00	18369.00	Thousand	May 2026
Part Time Employment Chg	36.60	17.50	Thousand	Jul 2026
Population	41.65	41.26	Million	Dec 2025
Labor Productivity	104.82	104.96	points	Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons	1454.70	1469.20	Thousand	Jul 2026
Unemployment Rate	6.40	6.50	percent	Jul 2026
Average Weekly Earnings YoY	3.40	3.67	percent	May 2026
Wages	33.05	32.92	CAD/Hour	May 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	32.07	31.89	CAD/Hour	May 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	12.60	12.70	percent	Jul 2026