A difficult start to the summer for Canadian students

The number of employed students fell by 59,000 compared with a year earlier, all in full time. At the same time, their participation in the labour force fell substantially from 75.2% to 68.6%.

May's unemployment rate was 18.3% for this group of students, compared with 15.4% in May 2008. The summer job market started in May for students aged 20 to 24.

Although employment edged down among youths aged 15 to 24 in May, losses for this group have been substantial during the current labour market downturn, with losses since last October totalling 134,000 or 5.1%. In May, the unemployment rate for youths climbed to 14.9%, the highest rate since 1999.

Source:Statistics Canada, June 5, 2009

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