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Young Canadians struggle to land minimum-wage jobs as youth unemployment hits new highs

Young Canadians are finding it increasingly difficult to land even minimum-wage jobs as the country’s youth unemployment rate climbs to its highest level in years.

According to Statistics Canada, the youth unemployment rate reached 15 per cent in September — the highest level since 2010, excluding the pandemic years.

Statistics Canada’s chief of labour force survey analysis, Andrew Fields, said young people are particularly affected by the tightening job market.

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