Youth Unemployment Rate in Canada decreased to 12.80 percent in January from 13.30 percent in December of 2025. 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	38.02	38.01	CAD	Dec 2025
Employed Persons	21121.20	21146.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Employment Change	-24.80	10.10	Thousand	Jan 2026
Employment Rate	60.80	60.90	percent	Jan 2026
Full Time Employment Chg	44.90	50.20	Thousand	Jan 2026
Job Vacancies	492475.00	506490.00		Sep 2025
Participation Rate	65.00	65.40	percent	Jan 2026
Labour Costs	130.98	130.57	points	Sep 2025
Minimum Wages	17.60	17.20	CAD/Hour	Oct 2025
Non Farm Payrolls	18245.00	18276.00	Thousand	Nov 2025
Part Time Employment Chg	-69.70	-41.30	Thousand	Jan 2026
Population	41.53	40.78	Million	Dec 2024
Labor Productivity	104.42	103.48	points	Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons	1457.50	1551.70	Thousand	Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate	6.50	6.80	percent	Jan 2026
Average Weekly Earnings YoY	2.50	2.00	percent	Nov 2025
Wages	32.56	32.40	CAD/Hour	Nov 2025
Wages in Manufacturing	32.48	32.37	CAD/Hour	Nov 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	12.80	13.30	percent	Jan 2026