Youth Unemployment Rate in Canada increased to 14.10 percent in February from 12.80 percent in January 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	38.49	38.06	CAD	Feb 2026
Employed Persons	21037.30	21121.20	Thousand	Feb 2026
Employment Change	-83.90	-24.80	Thousand	Feb 2026
Employment Rate	60.60	60.80	percent	Feb 2026
Full Time Employment Chg	-108.40	44.90	Thousand	Feb 2026
Job Vacancies	495125.00	492475.00		Dec 2025
Participation Rate	64.90	65.00	percent	Feb 2026
Labour Costs	131.71	130.84	points	Dec 2025
Minimum Wages	17.60	17.20	CAD/Hour	Oct 2025
Non Farm Payrolls	18240.00	18245.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Part Time Employment Chg	24.50	-69.70	Thousand	Feb 2026
Population	41.65	41.26	Million	Dec 2025
Labor Productivity	104.42	103.48	points	Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons	1514.20	1457.50	Thousand	Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate	6.70	6.50	percent	Feb 2026
Average Weekly Earnings YoY	1.94	2.30	percent	Dec 2025
Wages	32.87	32.52	CAD/Hour	Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing	32.83	32.56	CAD/Hour	Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.10	12.80	percent	Feb 2026