Youth Unemployment Rate in Canada increased to 12.90 percent in August from 12.60 percent in July 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	37.02	37.17	CAD	Aug 2026
Employed Persons	21173.10	21214.80	Thousand	Aug 2026
Employment Change	-41.70	75.10	Thousand	Aug 2026
Employment Rate	60.80	60.90	percent	Aug 2026
Full Time Employment Chg	-35.90	38.60	Thousand	Aug 2026
Job Vacancies	510220.00	507715.00		Jun 2026
Participation Rate	65.00	65.10	percent	Aug 2026
Labour Costs	134.30	133.49	points	Jun 2026
Minimum Wages	17.95	17.60	CAD/Hour	Oct 2026
Non Farm Payrolls	18460.00	18434.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Part Time Employment Chg	-5.80	36.60	Thousand	Aug 2026
Population	41.65	41.26	Million	Dec 2025
Labor Productivity	105.28	104.25	points	Jun 2026
Unemployed Persons	1459.50	1454.70	Thousand	Aug 2026
Unemployment Rate	6.40	6.40	percent	Aug 2026
Average Weekly Earnings YoY	3.20	3.39	percent	Jul 2026
Wages	32.88	32.74	CAD/Hour	Jul 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	32.09	31.91	CAD/Hour	Jul 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	12.90	12.60	percent	Aug 2026