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Youth unemployment: Are you having difficulty finding work?
- October 6, 2009 11:22 AM |
- By Your Voice
The unemployment rate among Canada's youth has soared during the past year's recession, a report released Tuesday says.
Even the normally lucrative summer months were a bust, with the number of hours worked by young people - defined as those between the ages of 15 and 24 - hitting 30-year lows.
Youth unemployment rose from 10.7 per cent in January 2008 to 16.3 per cent during the summer of 2009, the report found. And even for those who were lucky enough to find work, the average number of work hours of 23.4 per week was the lowest in more than 30 years.
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Even the normally lucrative summer months were a bust, with the number of hours worked by young people - defined as those between the ages of 15 and 24 - hitting 30-year lows.
Youth unemployment rose from 10.7 per cent in January 2008 to 16.3 per cent during the summer of 2009, the report found. And even for those who were lucky enough to find work, the average number of work hours of 23.4 per week was the lowest in more than 30 years.
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Are you a young person looking for work? Share your stories below.
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