Chart 4
The unemployment rate has always been higher among young people

The title of the graph is "Chart 4 The unemployment rate has always been higher among young people."
This is a line chart.
There are in total 37 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 25 with ticks every 5 points.
There are 3 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "percentage."
The units of the horizontal axis are years from 1976 to 2012.
The title of series 1 is "15 to 24 years."
The minimum value is 10.9 occurring in 1989.
The maximum value is 19.2 occurring in 1983.
The title of series 2 is "25 to 34 years."
The minimum value is 5.6 occurring in 2008.
The maximum value is 12.1 occurring in 1993.
The title of series 3 is "35 to 54 years."
The minimum value is 4.5 occurring in 1976.
The maximum value is 9.2 occurring in 1993.

Chart 4 The unemployment rate has always been higher among young people, percentage
  15 to 24 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 54 years
1976 12.4 6.3 4.5
1977 13.8 7.0 5.3
1978 14.0 7.5 5.6
1979 12.7 6.8 5.0
1980 12.8 6.7 5.0
1981 12.8 7.1 5.0
1982 18.2 10.5 7.6
1983 19.2 12.0 8.3
1984 17.4 11.7 8.3
1985 15.8 10.9 7.7
1986 14.7 9.9 7.0
1987 13.2 8.9 6.8
1988 11.5 8.0 6.1
1989 10.9 8.1 5.9
1990 12.3 8.7 6.4
1991 15.8 11.1 8.0
1992 17.2 11.9 8.8
1993 17.2 12.1 9.2
1994 15.9 10.9 8.4
1995 14.8 9.9 7.7
1996 15.4 9.9 8.0
1997 16.3 9.0 7.2
1998 15.1 8.1 6.6
1999 14.1 7.3 6.0
2000 12.7 6.4 5.4
2001 12.9 6.8 5.9
2002 13.7 7.5 6.1
2003 13.7 7.2 6.1
2004 13.4 6.9 5.7
2005 12.4 6.4 5.5
2006 11.7 5.9 5.0
2007 11.2 5.7 4.8
2008 11.6 5.6 4.8
2009 15.2 7.9 6.7
2010 14.8 7.7 6.5
2011 14.2 7.0 5.8
2012 14.3 6.9 5.6
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 1976 to 2012.
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