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Youth unemployment rate, 15–24: Canadian provinces ranked (2025)

Measure: Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 (%). All 10 provinces and territories with data in Young and older workers by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0327-01. 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: 2026-11-09

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National value: 13.8 (Canada).

Lowest: 9.7 to 11.9 %
Group 2: 11.9 to 13 %
Group 3: 13 to 14.9 %
Group 4: 14.9 to 16 %
Highest: 16 to 16.4 %

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: Labour Force Survey annual averages for the ten provinces; the territories are surveyed separately.


1	Newfoundland and Labrador	16.4
2	Ontario	16
3	Alberta	15.7
4	New Brunswick	14.9
5	British Columbia	13.4
6	Nova Scotia	13
7	Manitoba	11.9
7	Saskatchewan	11.9
9	Prince Edward Island	10.9
10	Quebec	9.7

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0327-01: Labour force characteristics by gender and detailed age group, annual. Reference period: 2025.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 (%) (2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0327-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-youth-unemployment-rate-ages-15-to-24/

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