Table 2
Education and labour force activity of youth by age group
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1976 | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Years since recent economic downturnNote1 | |||
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2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||||||||||
% | ||||||||||||
All age 15 to 29 | ||||||||||||
Student | 31 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 |
Employed | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18Note * |
Not employed | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26Note * |
Employed | 47 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43Note * |
Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET)Note 2 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13Note * |
Unemployed | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6Note * |
Not in the labour force | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
15 to 19 | ||||||||||||
Student | 65 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 81 |
Employed | 17 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27Note * |
Not employed | 48 | 45 | 49 | 46 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 54Note * |
Employed | 21 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11Note * |
NEET Note 2 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Unemployed | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Not in the labour force | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
20 to 24 | ||||||||||||
Student | 18 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 40 |
Employed | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Not employed | 11 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21Note * |
Employed | 59 | 63 | 56 | 49 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 45Note * |
NEET Note 2 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15Note * |
Unemployed | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7Note * |
Not in the labour force | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
25 to 29 | ||||||||||||
Student | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Employed | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Not employed | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Employed | 65 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 70Note * |
NEET Note 2 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17Note * |
Unemployed | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7Note * |
Not in the labour force | 23 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
* significant difference between 2011 and 2008 at the 0.01 level 1. Peak employment occured in Canada in October 2008. 2. Not enrolled in school or employed. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 1976 to 2011. |
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