Unemployment, Total, all full-time students and non-students, ages 15 to 16, Canada

(SC_14100286_3488189)
Observations
Aug 2026: 91.9
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:11:36 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100286_3488189
Table 14-10-0286-01
CREDUnemployment, Total, all full-time students and non-students, ages 15 to 16, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recessionEarly 1980s recession304050607080901001101201301401977198219871992199720022007201220172026Thousands of persons1977-05-01: 38.41977-06-01: 51.51977-07-01: 92.21977-08-01: 56.81978-05-01: 40.21978-06-01: 53.41978-07-01: 98.11978-08-01: 62.81979-05-01: 43.31979-06-01: 57.91979-07-01: 81.41979-08-01: 62.51980-05-01: 41.11980-06-01: 82.71980-07-01: 95.31980-08-01: 60.81981-05-01: 38.81981-06-01: 75.61981-07-01: 81.51981-08-01: 56.81982-05-01: 43.51982-06-01: 66.81982-07-01: 98.91982-08-01: 67.21983-05-01: 48.81983-06-01: 61.21983-07-01: 931983-08-01: 631984-05-01: 44.31984-06-01: 43.41984-07-01: 83.41984-08-01: 60.41985-05-01: 43.21985-06-01: 52.11985-07-01: 76.91985-08-01: 56.41986-05-01: 43.21986-06-01: 73.31986-07-01: 85.31986-08-01: 52.91987-05-01: 39.21987-06-01: 55.71987-07-01: 78.81987-08-01: 54.71988-05-01: 38.91988-06-01: 36.91988-07-01: 731988-08-01: 42.31989-05-01: 47.81989-06-01: 41.51989-07-01: 72.61989-08-01: 491990-05-01: 45.31990-06-01: 40.81990-07-01: 75.51990-08-01: 48.81991-05-01: 51.51991-06-01: 56.61991-07-01: 98.51991-08-01: 65.21992-05-01: 53.21992-06-01: 77.51992-07-01: 101.81992-08-01: 73.41993-05-01: 57.51993-06-01: 68.71993-07-01: 102.21993-08-01: 69.61994-05-01: 50.81994-06-01: 55.91994-07-01: 991994-08-01: 66.41995-05-01: 43.61995-06-01: 57.31995-07-01: 103.61995-08-01: 62.31996-05-01: 47.41996-06-01: 60.11996-07-01: 102.61996-08-01: 74.51997-05-01: 71.41997-06-01: 90.51997-07-01: 102.71997-08-01: 79.71998-05-01: 63.71998-06-01: 66.81998-07-01: 93.31998-08-01: 60.11999-05-01: 73.11999-06-01: 62.91999-07-01: 106.21999-08-01: 682000-05-01: 59.32000-06-01: 52.82000-07-01: 96.22000-08-01: 72.32001-05-01: 62.62001-06-01: 65.92001-07-01: 102.22001-08-01: 76.72002-05-01: 68.82002-06-01: 71.42002-07-01: 112.82002-08-01: 822003-05-01: 75.12003-06-01: 75.32003-07-01: 113.42003-08-01: 84.42004-05-01: 78.92004-06-01: 75.52004-07-01: 119.22004-08-01: 85.42005-05-01: 74.92005-06-01: 64.52005-07-01: 112.42005-08-01: 84.82006-05-01: 71.72006-06-01: 61.22006-07-01: 125.92006-08-01: 99.62007-05-01: 73.32007-06-01: 57.82007-07-01: 112.12007-08-01: 83.72008-05-01: 72.32008-06-01: 70.72008-07-01: 106.92008-08-01: 79.32009-05-01: 88.32009-06-01: 852009-07-01: 131.62009-08-01: 101.32010-05-01: 91.12010-06-01: 78.52010-07-01: 107.32010-08-01: 96.12011-05-01: 91.12011-06-01: 78.92011-07-01: 131.42011-08-01: 100.12012-05-01: 92.12012-06-01: 71.72012-07-01: 107.22012-08-01: 90.82013-05-01: 66.52013-06-01: 65.62013-07-01: 972013-08-01: 85.12014-05-01: 79.72014-06-01: 69.52014-07-01: 91.32014-08-01: 802015-05-01: 80.62015-06-01: 61.52015-07-01: 100.82015-08-01: 87.82016-05-01: 642016-06-01: 58.22016-07-01: 98.22016-08-01: 73.62017-05-01: 71.32017-06-01: 60.72017-07-01: 84.22017-08-01: 722018-05-01: 61.32018-06-01: 62.72018-07-01: 85.62018-08-01: 65.52019-05-01: 572019-06-01: 54.32019-07-01: 84.12019-08-01: 73.12020-05-01: 84.92020-06-01: 99.42020-07-01: 114.12020-08-01: 94.62021-05-01: 64.12021-06-01: 63.22021-07-01: 81.62021-08-01: 57.72022-05-01: 46.82022-06-01: 43.62022-07-01: 77.22022-08-01: 58.22023-05-01: 70.32023-06-01: 67.12023-07-01: 94.72023-08-01: 79.62024-05-01: 652024-06-01: 682024-07-01: 114.62024-08-01: 103.72025-05-01: 80.32025-06-01: 76.22025-07-01: 114.52025-08-01: 92.22026-05-01: 83.92026-06-01: 80.92026-07-01: 97.92026-08-01: 91.9
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 full-time students and non-students, 15 to 16 years. From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0286-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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