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Labor > Unemployment Stats: compare key data on Canada & European Union

Definitions

  • Long-term unemployment rate: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed."
  • Long-term unemployment rate > Female: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed."
  • Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
STAT Canada European Union HISTORY
Long-term unemployment rate 7.1
Ranked 31st.
38.48
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Canada

Long-term unemployment rate > Female 6.1
Ranked 30th.
37.74
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Canada

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 6.1%
Ranked 38th.
6.96%
Ranked 30th. 14% more than Canada

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 10%
Ranked 53th.
16.83%
Ranked 17th. 68% more than Canada

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 12.3%
Ranked 45th.
15.98%
Ranked 16th. 30% more than Canada

Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 11.2%
Ranked 45th.
16.33%
Ranked 16th. 46% more than Canada

Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 25.3%
Ranked 46th.
35.19%
Ranked 25th. 39% more than Canada

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 29.7%
Ranked 45th.
38.87%
Ranked 32nd. 31% more than Canada

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 37.9%
Ranked 44th.
48.57%
Ranked 24th. 28% more than Canada

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 31.2%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than European Union
13.77%
Ranked 43th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 36.8%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than European Union
15.54%
Ranked 41st.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 26.7%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than European Union
12.08%
Ranked 39th.

SOURCES: International Labour Organisation, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

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