Community Dashboard: Youth unemployment rate

Current 12.1%

Previous 10.4%

Preferred trend Decrease

Reporting date Jan. 31, 2024

Source: Table 14-10-0378-01: Labour force aged 15 to 24 years

Rationale and analysis

How we measure this data

As reported by Statistics Canada with a monthly frequency using a three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality. The Labour Force data is reported as an accumulation of neighbouring municipalities around one central municipality. For the employment rate it is aggragated as St. Catharines-Niagara CMA, excluding Grimbsy and West Lincoln.

Prior-year values are averages of monthly values while current-year values are reported on a monthly basis as per data availability.

Estimates are percentages, rounded to the nearest tenth.

Progress and advancements

Niagara's February 2023 youth unemployment rate fell further to 6.8%, which is below the Toronto's rate of 10.9%.

About this indicator

Youth unemployment rate is the number of unemployed individuals, aged 15 to 24, expressed as a percentage of the labour force.

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