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Youth employment rate, 15–24, October 2026: Canadian provinces ranked

Measure: Youth employment rate, ages 15 to 24, October 2026 (%). All 10 provinces and territories with data in Youth and older-worker unemployment by province, Canada, October 2026, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2026-10.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0287-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-11-10

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National value: 54 (Canada).

Lowest: 49.8 to 53.1 %
Group 2: 53.1 to 54.4 %
Group 3: 54.4 to 59 %
Group 4: 59 to 61.7 %
Highest: 61.7 to 62 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: Monthly survey estimates for single age groups in small provinces can move by several points from month to month.


1	Prince Edward Island	62
2	Quebec	61.7
3	Manitoba	59.7
4	Nova Scotia	59
5	Saskatchewan	55.4
6	New Brunswick	54.4
7	Newfoundland and Labrador	53.9
8	British Columbia	53.1
9	Alberta	52.5
10	Ontario	49.8

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0287-01: Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle. Reference period: 2026-10.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by youth employment rate, ages 15 to 24, October 2026 (%) (2026-10). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0287-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-10. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-youth-employment-rate-ages-15-to-24-october-2026/

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