Youth employment has yet to rebound since 1989 highs. For most of the 1990s, employment opportunities for young people (age 15 to 24) were scarce. The recession at the beginning of the decade had a lasting effect on the youth labour market.
In 1989, youth employment and participation rates were at record highs, but following years of layoffs and weak hiring, labour-market conditions for youth hit a 21-year low in 1997.
The early 2000s showed promise for young people in Ontario with an employment rate of 58% in 2000.
Since then, employment has declined to 51% across the province, setting a new low for youth employment in 2010.
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