Unemployment, Total, all students and non-students, ages 20 to 24, Canada

(SC_14100021_3480039)
Observations
Sep 2026: 188.7
Updated: 2026-11-02, 10:30:37 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100021_3480039
Table 14-10-0021-01
CREDUnemployment, Total, all students and non-students, ages 20 to 24, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recessionEarly 1980s recession100150200250300350400450197619821988199420002006201220182026Thousands of persons1976-01-01: 194.41976-02-01: 186.31976-03-01: 184.71976-04-01: 172.31976-09-01: 146.41976-10-01: 156.51976-11-01: 168.91976-12-01: 181.11977-01-01: 210.41977-02-01: 217.11977-03-01: 210.41977-04-01: 213.41977-09-01: 1971977-10-01: 196.21977-11-01: 204.21977-12-01: 208.41978-01-01: 239.21978-02-01: 228.31978-03-01: 228.11978-04-01: 219.41978-09-01: 191.61978-10-01: 178.51978-11-01: 194.71978-12-01: 201.21979-01-01: 228.91979-02-01: 226.11979-03-01: 211.61979-04-01: 211.11979-09-01: 1631979-10-01: 166.31979-11-01: 180.21979-12-01: 180.51980-01-01: 226.21980-02-01: 213.51980-03-01: 216.41980-04-01: 213.41980-09-01: 1811980-10-01: 184.71980-11-01: 180.31980-12-01: 201.11981-01-01: 217.81981-02-01: 213.51981-03-01: 236.11981-04-01: 210.81981-09-01: 202.31981-10-01: 211.21981-11-01: 223.71981-12-01: 232.71982-01-01: 268.71982-02-01: 267.81982-03-01: 300.21982-04-01: 295.51982-09-01: 334.31982-10-01: 340.41982-11-01: 345.51982-12-01: 362.61983-01-01: 397.11983-02-01: 397.91983-03-01: 406.61983-04-01: 381.81983-09-01: 301.51983-10-01: 299.21983-11-01: 314.31983-12-01: 323.21984-01-01: 3541984-02-01: 348.31984-03-01: 350.31984-04-01: 339.21984-09-01: 294.81984-10-01: 293.81984-11-01: 298.51984-12-01: 284.81985-01-01: 305.71985-02-01: 3151985-03-01: 324.81985-04-01: 302.71985-09-01: 251.81985-10-01: 251.11985-11-01: 264.41985-12-01: 258.51986-01-01: 299.31986-02-01: 312.91986-03-01: 310.91986-04-01: 277.11986-09-01: 232.71986-10-01: 232.61986-11-01: 238.71986-12-01: 241.51987-01-01: 271.41987-02-01: 281.21987-03-01: 276.61987-04-01: 243.41987-09-01: 182.21987-10-01: 194.41987-11-01: 196.81987-12-01: 191.41988-01-01: 2171988-02-01: 199.91988-03-01: 217.31988-04-01: 194.81988-09-01: 178.71988-10-01: 175.21988-11-01: 1681988-12-01: 162.71989-01-01: 188.41989-02-01: 191.61989-03-01: 178.11989-04-01: 175.71989-09-01: 140.11989-10-01: 147.81989-11-01: 1571989-12-01: 160.11990-01-01: 196.81990-02-01: 181.41990-03-01: 169.71990-04-01: 171.41990-09-01: 182.21990-10-01: 186.21990-11-01: 201.41990-12-01: 213.41991-01-01: 254.21991-02-01: 261.91991-03-01: 264.51991-04-01: 254.51991-09-01: 217.91991-10-01: 219.51991-11-01: 228.81991-12-01: 216.31992-01-01: 251.81992-02-01: 2591992-03-01: 271.61992-04-01: 246.61992-09-01: 219.41992-10-01: 204.91992-11-01: 239.91992-12-01: 236.51993-01-01: 243.21993-02-01: 242.71993-03-01: 257.71993-04-01: 243.41993-09-01: 205.41993-10-01: 209.31993-11-01: 221.21993-12-01: 2161994-01-01: 260.11994-02-01: 256.71994-03-01: 251.21994-04-01: 240.21994-09-01: 1791994-10-01: 1831994-11-01: 173.41994-12-01: 182.51995-01-01: 201.81995-02-01: 201.81995-03-01: 208.71995-04-01: 1991995-09-01: 180.61995-10-01: 165.51995-11-01: 173.61995-12-01: 173.41996-01-01: 2091996-02-01: 201.71996-03-01: 200.11996-04-01: 187.21996-09-01: 176.91996-10-01: 183.71996-11-01: 185.41996-12-01: 168.31997-01-01: 210.41997-02-01: 201.51997-03-01: 200.41997-04-01: 196.61997-09-01: 174.71997-10-01: 1791997-11-01: 176.61997-12-01: 163.81998-01-01: 214.21998-02-01: 190.41998-03-01: 191.21998-04-01: 175.51998-09-01: 152.71998-10-01: 152.51998-11-01: 154.51998-12-01: 149.41999-01-01: 187.11999-02-01: 172.71999-03-01: 1721999-04-01: 189.41999-09-01: 160.91999-10-01: 154.81999-11-01: 137.31999-12-01: 1432000-01-01: 165.52000-02-01: 174.42000-03-01: 169.22000-04-01: 151.72000-09-01: 132.42000-10-01: 137.92000-11-01: 1412000-12-01: 132.92001-01-01: 159.22001-02-01: 161.82001-03-01: 163.42001-04-01: 166.62001-09-01: 163.32001-10-01: 142.32001-11-01: 157.62001-12-01: 159.52002-01-01: 197.22002-02-01: 191.22002-03-01: 168.32002-04-01: 1602002-09-01: 153.42002-10-01: 160.92002-11-01: 157.62002-12-01: 150.12003-01-01: 184.32003-02-01: 175.22003-03-01: 164.42003-04-01: 165.42003-09-01: 179.52003-10-01: 164.22003-11-01: 166.52003-12-01: 166.52004-01-01: 184.52004-02-01: 180.32004-03-01: 172.32004-04-01: 177.32004-09-01: 166.32004-10-01: 1602004-11-01: 1502004-12-01: 151.22005-01-01: 181.12005-02-01: 157.92005-03-01: 171.92005-04-01: 148.92005-09-01: 162.22005-10-01: 152.62005-11-01: 132.42005-12-01: 135.32006-01-01: 179.12006-02-01: 160.82006-03-01: 143.32006-04-01: 145.52006-09-01: 167.12006-10-01: 137.52006-11-01: 146.52006-12-01: 112.82007-01-01: 167.12007-02-01: 152.82007-03-01: 145.32007-04-01: 149.42007-09-01: 155.82007-10-01: 139.62007-11-01: 137.22007-12-01: 127.42008-01-01: 1752008-02-01: 154.12008-03-01: 146.62008-04-01: 150.52008-09-01: 149.52008-10-01: 149.12008-11-01: 1462008-12-01: 149.72009-01-01: 190.72009-02-01: 194.92009-03-01: 191.12009-04-01: 196.22009-09-01: 195.32009-10-01: 195.72009-11-01: 199.92009-12-01: 194.12010-01-01: 219.32010-02-01: 211.62010-03-01: 204.32010-04-01: 200.82010-09-01: 183.22010-10-01: 168.12010-11-01: 177.52010-12-01: 164.22011-01-01: 2062011-02-01: 188.22011-03-01: 195.82011-04-01: 196.72011-09-01: 184.12011-10-01: 175.62011-11-01: 161.22011-12-01: 164.42012-01-01: 221.42012-02-01: 198.32012-03-01: 1822012-04-01: 178.62012-09-01: 203.32012-10-01: 1912012-11-01: 1742012-12-01: 145.82013-01-01: 187.82013-02-01: 181.72013-03-01: 173.32013-04-01: 187.22013-09-01: 162.52013-10-01: 172.32013-11-01: 171.32013-12-01: 168.72014-01-01: 214.82014-02-01: 200.32014-03-01: 198.32014-04-01: 187.92014-09-01: 190.52014-10-01: 167.72014-11-01: 168.42014-12-01: 156.22015-01-01: 213.62015-02-01: 210.52015-03-01: 182.12015-04-01: 179.32015-09-01: 172.42015-10-01: 173.12015-11-01: 165.12015-12-01: 159.22016-01-01: 185.72016-02-01: 179.82016-03-01: 188.72016-04-01: 174.32016-09-01: 182.12016-10-01: 169.62016-11-01: 166.42016-12-01: 140.12017-01-01: 200.32017-02-01: 167.52017-03-01: 168.82017-04-01: 159.62017-09-01: 156.92017-10-01: 152.12017-11-01: 153.72017-12-01: 140.92018-01-01: 164.52018-02-01: 161.22018-03-01: 1462018-04-01: 140.32018-09-01: 161.22018-10-01: 140.92018-11-01: 127.42018-12-01: 120.72019-01-01: 168.82019-02-01: 165.52019-03-01: 166.62019-04-01: 144.12019-09-01: 161.72019-10-01: 143.72019-11-01: 159.82019-12-01: 1402020-01-01: 157.52020-02-01: 161.62020-03-01: 265.52020-04-01: 382.42020-09-01: 302.32020-10-01: 285.92020-11-01: 264.62020-12-01: 256.62021-01-01: 3262021-02-01: 268.62021-03-01: 202.12021-04-01: 233.32021-09-01: 178.62021-10-01: 148.42021-11-01: 150.52021-12-01: 1502022-01-01: 206.32022-02-01: 166.82022-03-01: 151.42022-04-01: 162.52022-09-01: 160.72022-10-01: 155.12022-11-01: 151.72022-12-01: 124.22023-01-01: 175.42023-02-01: 152.12023-03-01: 142.72023-04-01: 1512023-09-01: 162.92023-10-01: 171.42023-11-01: 171.92023-12-01: 155.22024-01-01: 191.72024-02-01: 183.42024-03-01: 2052024-04-01: 196.42024-09-01: 191.52024-10-01: 164.12024-11-01: 226.62024-12-01: 212.42025-01-01: 247.22025-02-01: 203.12025-03-01: 215.82025-04-01: 231.92025-09-01: 218.42025-10-01: 2082025-11-01: 185.22025-12-01: 171.62026-01-01: 212.12026-02-01: 205.72026-03-01: 216.72026-04-01: 200.22026-09-01: 188.7
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, 20 to 24 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 20 to 24, Canada SC_14100021_3480039, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100021_3480039, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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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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