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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15–24: Canadian provinces ranked

Measure: Youth unemployment 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: 13.7 (Canada).

Lowest: 9.5 to 11 %
Group 2: 11 to 12.8 %
Group 3: 12.8 to 15.2 %
Group 4: 15.2 to 16.1 %
Highest: 16.1 to 17.5 %

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	Newfoundland and Labrador	17.5
2	Ontario	16.1
3	New Brunswick	15.7
4	Alberta	15.2
5	Saskatchewan	14.3
6	British Columbia	12.8
7	Nova Scotia	12
8	Manitoba	11
9	Prince Edward Island	10.8
10	Quebec	9.5

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 unemployment 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-unemployment-rate-ages-15-to-24-october-2026/

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