Unemployment, Total, all students and non-students, ages 15 to 29, Canada

(SC_14100021_3479939)
Observations
Sep 2026: 557
Updated: 2026-11-02, 1:44:22 p.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100021_3479939
Table 14-10-0021-01
CREDUnemployment, Total, all students and non-students, ages 15 to 29, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recessionEarly 1980s recession3004005006007008009001000197619821988199420002006201220182026Thousands of persons1976-01-01: 500.91976-02-01: 495.21976-03-01: 478.51976-04-01: 465.61976-09-01: 405.81976-10-01: 417.51976-11-01: 445.41976-12-01: 467.81977-01-01: 532.81977-02-01: 559.21977-03-01: 548.11977-04-01: 538.41977-09-01: 498.61977-10-01: 489.81977-11-01: 516.91977-12-01: 530.11978-01-01: 590.21978-02-01: 596.81978-03-01: 612.81978-04-01: 575.11978-09-01: 514.71978-10-01: 481.31978-11-01: 5231978-12-01: 540.71979-01-01: 610.31979-02-01: 602.11979-03-01: 594.41979-04-01: 583.41979-09-01: 455.71979-10-01: 473.61979-11-01: 483.71979-12-01: 480.91980-01-01: 576.81980-02-01: 559.21980-03-01: 590.81980-04-01: 569.21980-09-01: 482.91980-10-01: 490.11980-11-01: 4871980-12-01: 511.61981-01-01: 580.11981-02-01: 568.21981-03-01: 610.41981-04-01: 534.11981-09-01: 543.31981-10-01: 560.81981-11-01: 586.61981-12-01: 601.71982-01-01: 666.71982-02-01: 673.41982-03-01: 742.11982-04-01: 729.71982-09-01: 787.71982-10-01: 827.81982-11-01: 842.31982-12-01: 870.91983-01-01: 920.71983-02-01: 921.11983-03-01: 965.31983-04-01: 903.41983-09-01: 728.91983-10-01: 7241983-11-01: 741.91983-12-01: 759.41984-01-01: 812.41984-02-01: 822.31984-03-01: 859.21984-04-01: 822.81984-09-01: 742.21984-10-01: 712.91984-11-01: 724.11984-12-01: 694.91985-01-01: 749.81985-02-01: 752.51985-03-01: 795.41985-04-01: 746.21985-09-01: 639.51985-10-01: 654.41985-11-01: 668.51985-12-01: 656.61986-01-01: 738.31986-02-01: 745.31986-03-01: 748.31986-04-01: 6941986-09-01: 593.41986-10-01: 5911986-11-01: 605.81986-12-01: 606.41987-01-01: 687.71987-02-01: 675.11987-03-01: 699.51987-04-01: 621.31987-09-01: 494.41987-10-01: 504.61987-11-01: 513.71987-12-01: 5071988-01-01: 562.81988-02-01: 535.21988-03-01: 5741988-04-01: 518.91988-09-01: 479.11988-10-01: 474.91988-11-01: 494.21988-12-01: 4741989-01-01: 538.91989-02-01: 532.71989-03-01: 534.71989-04-01: 519.31989-09-01: 423.61989-10-01: 426.91989-11-01: 479.81989-12-01: 467.31990-01-01: 552.91990-02-01: 528.41990-03-01: 505.61990-04-01: 499.41990-09-01: 505.21990-10-01: 544.61990-11-01: 582.21990-12-01: 588.31991-01-01: 6831991-02-01: 7031991-03-01: 740.31991-04-01: 6851991-09-01: 607.41991-10-01: 600.51991-11-01: 633.11991-12-01: 5981992-01-01: 681.31992-02-01: 699.51992-03-01: 741.51992-04-01: 670.21992-09-01: 6281992-10-01: 613.61992-11-01: 688.61992-12-01: 647.21993-01-01: 672.41993-02-01: 660.91993-03-01: 7281993-04-01: 690.61993-09-01: 596.31993-10-01: 594.81993-11-01: 618.21993-12-01: 5971994-01-01: 680.51994-02-01: 670.51994-03-01: 649.31994-04-01: 6401994-09-01: 523.31994-10-01: 533.91994-11-01: 519.51994-12-01: 508.51995-01-01: 566.11995-02-01: 557.31995-03-01: 578.31995-04-01: 542.71995-09-01: 489.51995-10-01: 497.81995-11-01: 505.91995-12-01: 495.21996-01-01: 567.11996-02-01: 564.61996-03-01: 560.21996-04-01: 524.11996-09-01: 522.11996-10-01: 522.21996-11-01: 548.41996-12-01: 501.21997-01-01: 592.51997-02-01: 582.91997-03-01: 575.11997-04-01: 565.61997-09-01: 497.31997-10-01: 490.81997-11-01: 502.91997-12-01: 454.51998-01-01: 569.81998-02-01: 539.81998-03-01: 531.91998-04-01: 512.91998-09-01: 474.61998-10-01: 456.41998-11-01: 465.11998-12-01: 445.11999-01-01: 503.11999-02-01: 495.81999-03-01: 500.61999-04-01: 523.81999-09-01: 447.91999-10-01: 429.41999-11-01: 423.31999-12-01: 3942000-01-01: 444.22000-02-01: 465.42000-03-01: 464.52000-04-01: 450.22000-09-01: 420.12000-10-01: 413.52000-11-01: 413.62000-12-01: 389.12001-01-01: 441.72001-02-01: 471.82001-03-01: 458.42001-04-01: 476.62001-09-01: 450.72001-10-01: 434.22001-11-01: 464.62001-12-01: 462.62002-01-01: 531.32002-02-01: 523.62002-03-01: 5262002-04-01: 528.92002-09-01: 473.12002-10-01: 464.42002-11-01: 468.42002-12-01: 438.42003-01-01: 507.12003-02-01: 501.12003-03-01: 482.42003-04-01: 497.62003-09-01: 518.52003-10-01: 473.82003-11-01: 469.92003-12-01: 448.22004-01-01: 524.52004-02-01: 529.12004-03-01: 535.12004-04-01: 518.72004-09-01: 481.72004-10-01: 475.82004-11-01: 466.32004-12-01: 438.52005-01-01: 496.82005-02-01: 484.32005-03-01: 4702005-04-01: 465.12005-09-01: 456.32005-10-01: 437.12005-11-01: 393.32005-12-01: 402.42006-01-01: 4882006-02-01: 446.52006-03-01: 446.62006-04-01: 451.72006-09-01: 455.32006-10-01: 412.12006-11-01: 415.82006-12-01: 384.22007-01-01: 467.62007-02-01: 434.92007-03-01: 446.32007-04-01: 451.52007-09-01: 443.42007-10-01: 417.82007-11-01: 436.12007-12-01: 396.32008-01-01: 4562008-02-01: 444.22008-03-01: 443.12008-04-01: 461.52008-09-01: 430.62008-10-01: 435.72008-11-01: 452.62008-12-01: 441.82009-01-01: 535.22009-02-01: 576.32009-03-01: 597.32009-04-01: 606.72009-09-01: 555.82009-10-01: 554.92009-11-01: 598.42009-12-01: 558.92010-01-01: 618.52010-02-01: 607.32010-03-01: 625.22010-04-01: 607.32010-09-01: 570.82010-10-01: 549.52010-11-01: 511.42010-12-01: 489.22011-01-01: 572.92011-02-01: 565.82011-03-01: 577.72011-04-01: 574.32011-09-01: 547.22011-10-01: 540.22011-11-01: 523.92011-12-01: 471.52012-01-01: 569.62012-02-01: 560.32012-03-01: 550.72012-04-01: 5612012-09-01: 548.32012-10-01: 508.62012-11-01: 504.72012-12-01: 474.82013-01-01: 529.82013-02-01: 515.52013-03-01: 5552013-04-01: 5552013-09-01: 470.32013-10-01: 492.32013-11-01: 482.22013-12-01: 485.42014-01-01: 550.32014-02-01: 547.52014-03-01: 546.92014-04-01: 529.92014-09-01: 517.22014-10-01: 466.22014-11-01: 466.22014-12-01: 445.62015-01-01: 513.92015-02-01: 537.12015-03-01: 547.72015-04-01: 5402015-09-01: 479.22015-10-01: 472.92015-11-01: 444.92015-12-01: 461.22016-01-01: 523.12016-02-01: 525.42016-03-01: 537.42016-04-01: 546.22016-09-01: 480.82016-10-01: 4762016-11-01: 447.32016-12-01: 424.42017-01-01: 5222017-02-01: 488.22017-03-01: 495.72017-04-01: 478.82017-09-01: 422.72017-10-01: 430.12017-11-01: 408.82017-12-01: 392.92018-01-01: 437.32018-02-01: 444.42018-03-01: 445.82018-04-01: 440.22018-09-01: 421.92018-10-01: 380.12018-11-01: 380.22018-12-01: 359.82019-01-01: 438.92019-02-01: 421.22019-03-01: 446.22019-04-01: 436.42019-09-01: 433.82019-10-01: 405.92019-11-01: 433.62019-12-01: 369.22020-01-01: 430.82020-02-01: 445.42020-03-01: 708.72020-04-01: 965.62020-09-01: 712.52020-10-01: 665.52020-11-01: 629.32020-12-01: 602.62021-01-01: 7542021-02-01: 665.12021-03-01: 598.72021-04-01: 623.72021-09-01: 471.22021-10-01: 398.82021-11-01: 391.62021-12-01: 380.62022-01-01: 530.62022-02-01: 426.22022-03-01: 404.72022-04-01: 422.82022-09-01: 420.12022-10-01: 396.82022-11-01: 388.52022-12-01: 340.62023-01-01: 424.22023-02-01: 413.52023-03-01: 413.12023-04-01: 414.82023-09-01: 475.42023-10-01: 474.52023-11-01: 470.52023-12-01: 431.52024-01-01: 511.42024-02-01: 525.72024-03-01: 589.32024-04-01: 583.72024-09-01: 558.62024-10-01: 525.22024-11-01: 611.12024-12-01: 555.62025-01-01: 642.42025-02-01: 577.82025-03-01: 637.42025-04-01: 654.72025-09-01: 6342025-10-01: 604.32025-11-01: 538.22025-12-01: 523.12026-01-01: 5752026-02-01: 610.22026-03-01: 622.92026-04-01: 645.22026-09-01: 557
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Units: Thousands of persons

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Unemployment, Total, all students and non-students, 15 to 29 years. From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0021-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Unemployment, Total, all students and non-students, ages 15 to 29, Canada SC_14100021_3479939, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100021_3479939, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Labour Force Participation Rate

CREDAverage Hourly Earnings
COVID-19 recession232425262728293031323334201620182020202220242026Dollars per hour2016-09-01: 23.722016-10-01: 24.22016-11-01: 24.232016-12-01: 24.322017-01-01: 24.052017-02-01: 24.322017-03-01: 24.32017-04-01: 24.682017-05-01: 24.22017-06-01: 24.232017-07-01: 23.832017-08-01: 23.82017-09-01: 24.362017-10-01: 24.362017-11-01: 24.462017-12-01: 24.72018-01-01: 24.822018-02-01: 24.972018-03-01: 25.112018-04-01: 24.862018-05-01: 24.772018-06-01: 24.862018-07-01: 24.822018-08-01: 24.932018-09-01: 25.32018-10-01: 25.352018-11-01: 25.442018-12-01: 25.682019-01-01: 25.392019-02-01: 25.772019-03-01: 25.532019-04-01: 25.72019-05-01: 25.732019-06-01: 25.692019-07-01: 25.522019-08-01: 25.552019-09-01: 25.572019-10-01: 26.022019-11-01: 26.022019-12-01: 26.492020-01-01: 26.252020-02-01: 26.382020-03-01: 26.772020-04-01: 27.322020-05-01: 27.312020-06-01: 27.162020-07-01: 26.82020-08-01: 26.992020-09-01: 26.992020-10-01: 27.232020-11-01: 27.132020-12-01: 27.562021-01-01: 27.752021-02-01: 27.932021-03-01: 27.512021-04-01: 27.522021-05-01: 27.652021-06-01: 27.322021-07-01: 27.312021-08-01: 27.412021-09-01: 27.462021-10-01: 27.662021-11-01: 27.832021-12-01: 28.312022-01-01: 28.142022-02-01: 28.192022-03-01: 28.62022-04-01: 28.482022-05-01: 28.412022-06-01: 28.592022-07-01: 28.222022-08-01: 28.422022-09-01: 28.832022-10-01: 28.992022-11-01: 29.192022-12-01: 29.442023-01-01: 29.252023-02-01: 29.42023-03-01: 29.572023-04-01: 29.662023-05-01: 29.722023-06-01: 29.712023-07-01: 29.62023-08-01: 29.462023-09-01: 29.832023-10-01: 30.022023-11-01: 29.892023-12-01: 30.022024-01-01: 30.142024-02-01: 30.542024-03-01: 30.452024-04-01: 30.742024-05-01: 30.762024-06-01: 30.872024-07-01: 30.572024-08-01: 30.912024-09-01: 31.172024-10-01: 32.022024-11-01: 31.152024-12-01: 31.012025-01-01: 31.222025-02-01: 31.432025-03-01: 31.252025-04-01: 31.72025-05-01: 31.82025-06-01: 31.552025-07-01: 31.742025-08-01: 31.732025-09-01: 32.122025-10-01: 32.392025-11-01: 32.512025-12-01: 32.742026-01-01: 32.752026-02-01: 32.992026-03-01: 32.842026-04-01: 32.922026-05-01: 33.012026-06-01: 32.742026-07-01: 32.912026-08-01: 33.1
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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