Statistics Canada’s labour numbers from July indicate that the country’s youth unemployment rate is continuing to climb, reaching numbers not seen since the 2008 recession.
While the country’s overall unemployment rate remained at 6.9 percent for that month, the rate among those aged 15 to 24 rose from 14.2 percent in June to 14.6 percent in July. This is the highest rate for that age group since September 2010, barring the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
