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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
Area: Greater Victoria (CMA)· Calendar year 2025 (annual average)
9.6% of young people in the labour force
In a year ▲ Worse+20.0% vs 2024
In 6 years ▲ Worse+52.4% since 2019
No target found. Who could set one: The Province of B.C. or the Government of Canada. B.C. 13.4%. Targets and comparisons
Over time
Time range 5 yrs (last 5 years) 10 yrs (last 10 years) All Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24: Greater Victoria, B.C. and Canada
2025 By year
Greater Victoria 9.6% British Columbia 13.4% Canada 13.8% Hover or tap the chart, or use the arrow keys, to read any year.
Line chart of 3 lines, 6 periods from 2020 to 2025. Greater Victoria: starts at 14.1% (2020), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 7.5% (2023). British Columbia: starts at 18.9% (2020), ends at 13.4% (2025); highest 18.9% (2020), lowest 8.9% (2022). Canada: starts at 20.1% (2020), ends at 13.8% (2025); highest 20.1% (2020), lowest 10.0% (2022). Every value is in the table. 0 10 20 30% 2025 2023 2021 2020: Greater Victoria: 14.1%; British Columbia: 18.9%; Canada: 20.1% 2021: Greater Victoria: 7.9%; British Columbia: 12.3%; Canada: 13.5% 2022: Greater Victoria: 7.6%; British Columbia: 8.9%; Canada: 10.0% 2023: Greater Victoria: 7.5%; British Columbia: 9.6%; Canada: 10.7% 2024: Greater Victoria: 8.0%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.1% 2025: Greater Victoria: 9.6%; British Columbia: 13.4%; Canada: 13.8% Line chart of 3 lines, 6 periods from 2020 to 2025. Greater Victoria: starts at 14.1% (2020), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 7.5% (2023). British Columbia: starts at 18.9% (2020), ends at 13.4% (2025); highest 18.9% (2020), lowest 8.9% (2022). Canada: starts at 20.1% (2020), ends at 13.8% (2025); highest 20.1% (2020), lowest 10.0% (2022). Every value is in the table. 0 10 20 30% 2025 2023 2021 2020: Greater Victoria: 14.1%; British Columbia: 18.9%; Canada: 20.1% 2021: Greater Victoria: 7.9%; British Columbia: 12.3%; Canada: 13.5% 2022: Greater Victoria: 7.6%; British Columbia: 8.9%; Canada: 10.0% 2023: Greater Victoria: 7.5%; British Columbia: 9.6%; Canada: 10.7% 2024: Greater Victoria: 8.0%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.1% 2025: Greater Victoria: 9.6%; British Columbia: 13.4%; Canada: 13.8% Line chart of 3 lines, 6 periods from 2020 to 2025. Greater Victoria: starts at 14.1% (2020), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 7.5% (2023). British Columbia: starts at 18.9% (2020), ends at 13.4% (2025); highest 18.9% (2020), lowest 8.9% (2022). Canada: starts at 20.1% (2020), ends at 13.8% (2025); highest 20.1% (2020), lowest 10.0% (2022). Every value is in the table. 0 10 20 30% 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Canada 13.8 British Columbia 13.4 Greater Victoria 9.6 2020: Greater Victoria: 14.1%; British Columbia: 18.9%; Canada: 20.1% 2021: Greater Victoria: 7.9%; British Columbia: 12.3%; Canada: 13.5% 2022: Greater Victoria: 7.6%; British Columbia: 8.9%; Canada: 10.0% 2023: Greater Victoria: 7.5%; British Columbia: 9.6%; Canada: 10.7% 2024: Greater Victoria: 8.0%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.1% 2025: Greater Victoria: 9.6%; British Columbia: 13.4%; Canada: 13.8% Line chart of 3 lines, 6 periods from 2020 to 2025. Greater Victoria: starts at 14.1% (2020), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 7.5% (2023). British Columbia: starts at 18.9% (2020), ends at 13.4% (2025); highest 18.9% (2020), lowest 8.9% (2022). Canada: starts at 20.1% (2020), ends at 13.8% (2025); highest 20.1% (2020), lowest 10.0% (2022). Every value is in the table. 0 10 20 30% 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Canada 13.8 British Columbia 13.4 Greater Victoria 9.6 2020: Greater Victoria: 14.1%; British Columbia: 18.9%; Canada: 20.1% 2021: Greater Victoria: 7.9%; British Columbia: 12.3%; Canada: 13.5% 2022: Greater Victoria: 7.6%; British Columbia: 8.9%; Canada: 10.0% 2023: Greater Victoria: 7.5%; British Columbia: 9.6%; Canada: 10.7% 2024: Greater Victoria: 8.0%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.1% 2025: Greater Victoria: 9.6%; British Columbia: 13.4%; Canada: 13.8%
Tap or drag on the chart to read any year. Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24: Greater Victoria, B.C. and Canada
2025 By year
Greater Victoria 9.6% British Columbia 13.4% Canada 13.8% Hover or tap the chart, or use the arrow keys, to read any year.
Line chart of 3 lines, 11 periods from 2015 to 2025. Greater Victoria: starts at 9.9% (2015), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 6.3% (2019). British Columbia: starts at 11.1% (2015), ends at 13.4% (2025); highest 18.9% (2020), lowest 7.5% (2018). Canada: starts at 12.8% (2015), ends at 13.8% (2025); highest 20.1% (2020), lowest 10.0% (2022). Every value is in the table. 0 10 20 30% 2025 2022 2019 2016 2015: Greater Victoria: 9.9%; British Columbia: 11.1%; Canada: 12.8% 2016: Greater Victoria: 9.7%; British Columbia: 10.1%; Canada: 12.6% 2017: Greater Victoria: 6.9%; British Columbia: 8.5%; Canada: 11.2% 2018: Greater Victoria: 6.7%; British Columbia: 7.5%; Canada: 10.6% 2019: Greater Victoria: 6.3%; British Columbia: 9.2%; Canada: 10.7% 2020: Greater Victoria: 14.1%; British Columbia: 18.9%; Canada: 20.1% 2021: Greater Victoria: 7.9%; British Columbia: 12.3%; Canada: 13.5% 2022: Greater Victoria: 7.6%; British Columbia: 8.9%; Canada: 10.0% 2023: Greater Victoria: 7.5%; British Columbia: 9.6%; Canada: 10.7% 2024: Greater Victoria: 8.0%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.1% 2025: Greater Victoria: 9.6%; British Columbia: 13.4%; Canada: 13.8% Line chart of 3 lines, 11 periods from 2015 to 2025. Greater Victoria: starts at 9.9% (2015), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 6.3% (2019). British Columbia: starts at 11.1% (2015), ends at 13.4% (2025); highest 18.9% (2020), lowest 7.5% (2018). Canada: starts at 12.8% (2015), ends at 13.8% (2025); highest 20.1% (2020), lowest 10.0% (2022). Every value is in the table. 0 10 20 30% 2025 2022 2019 2016 2015: Greater Victoria: 9.9%; British Columbia: 11.1%; Canada: 12.8% 2016: Greater Victoria: 9.7%; British Columbia: 10.1%; Canada: 12.6% 2017: Greater Victoria: 6.9%; British Columbia: 8.5%; Canada: 11.2% 2018: Greater Victoria: 6.7%; British Columbia: 7.5%; Canada: 10.6% 2019: Greater Victoria: 6.3%; British Columbia: 9.2%; Canada: 10.7% 2020: Greater Victoria: 14.1%; British Columbia: 18.9%; Canada: 20.1% 2021: Greater Victoria: 7.9%; British Columbia: 12.3%; Canada: 13.5% 2022: Greater Victoria: 7.6%; British Columbia: 8.9%; Canada: 10.0% 2023: Greater Victoria: 7.5%; British Columbia: 9.6%; Canada: 10.7% 2024: Greater Victoria: 8.0%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.1% 2025: Greater Victoria: 9.6%; British Columbia: 13.4%; Canada: 13.8% Line chart of 3 lines, 11 periods from 2015 to 2025. Greater Victoria: starts at 9.9% (2015), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 6.3% (2019). British Columbia: starts at 11.1% (2015), ends at 13.4% (2025); highest 18.9% (2020), lowest 7.5% (2018). Canada: starts at 12.8% (2015), ends at 13.8% (2025); highest 20.1% (2020), lowest 10.0% (2022). Every value is in the table. 0 10 20 30% 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015 Canada 13.8 British Columbia 13.4 Greater Victoria 9.6 2015: Greater Victoria: 9.9%; British Columbia: 11.1%; Canada: 12.8% 2016: Greater Victoria: 9.7%; British Columbia: 10.1%; Canada: 12.6% 2017: Greater Victoria: 6.9%; British Columbia: 8.5%; Canada: 11.2% 2018: Greater Victoria: 6.7%; British Columbia: 7.5%; Canada: 10.6% 2019: Greater Victoria: 6.3%; British Columbia: 9.2%; Canada: 10.7% 2020: Greater Victoria: 14.1%; British Columbia: 18.9%; Canada: 20.1% 2021: Greater Victoria: 7.9%; British Columbia: 12.3%; Canada: 13.5% 2022: Greater Victoria: 7.6%; British Columbia: 8.9%; Canada: 10.0% 2023: Greater Victoria: 7.5%; British Columbia: 9.6%; Canada: 10.7% 2024: Greater Victoria: 8.0%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.1% 2025: Greater Victoria: 9.6%; British Columbia: 13.4%; Canada: 13.8% Line chart of 3 lines, 11 periods from 2015 to 2025. Greater Victoria: starts at 9.9% (2015), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 6.3% (2019). British Columbia: starts at 11.1% (2015), ends at 13.4% (2025); highest 18.9% (2020), lowest 7.5% (2018). Canada: starts at 12.8% (2015), ends at 13.8% (2025); highest 20.1% (2020), lowest 10.0% (2022). Every value is in the table. 0 10 20 30% 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015 Canada 13.8 British Columbia 13.4 Greater Victoria 9.6 2015: Greater Victoria: 9.9%; British Columbia: 11.1%; Canada: 12.8% 2016: Greater Victoria: 9.7%; British Columbia: 10.1%; Canada: 12.6% 2017: Greater Victoria: 6.9%; British Columbia: 8.5%; Canada: 11.2% 2018: Greater Victoria: 6.7%; British Columbia: 7.5%; Canada: 10.6% 2019: Greater Victoria: 6.3%; British Columbia: 9.2%; Canada: 10.7% 2020: Greater Victoria: 14.1%; British Columbia: 18.9%; Canada: 20.1% 2021: Greater Victoria: 7.9%; British Columbia: 12.3%; Canada: 13.5% 2022: Greater Victoria: 7.6%; British Columbia: 8.9%; Canada: 10.0% 2023: Greater Victoria: 7.5%; British Columbia: 9.6%; Canada: 10.7% 2024: Greater Victoria: 8.0%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.1% 2025: Greater Victoria: 9.6%; British Columbia: 13.4%; Canada: 13.8%
Tap or drag on the chart to read any year. Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24: Greater Victoria, B.C. and Canada
2025 By year
Greater Victoria 9.6% British Columbia 13.4% Canada 13.8% Hover or tap the chart, or use the arrow keys, to read any year.
Line chart of 3 lines, 20 periods from 2006 to 2025. Greater Victoria: starts at 10.6% (2011), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 6.3% (2019). British Columbia: starts at 8.5% (2006), ends at 13.4% (2025); highest 18.9% (2020), lowest 7.5% (2018). Canada: starts at 11.6% (2006), ends at 13.8% (2025); highest 20.1% (2020), lowest 10.0% (2022). Every value is in the table. 0 10 20 30% 2025 2019 2013 2007 2006: British Columbia: 8.5%; Canada: 11.6% 2007: British Columbia: 7.7%; Canada: 11.0% 2008: British Columbia: 8.6%; Canada: 11.4% 2009: British Columbia: 13.8%; Canada: 15.1% 2010: British Columbia: 13.9%; Canada: 14.6% 2011: Greater Victoria: 10.6%; British Columbia: 13.8%; Canada: 14.0% 2012: Greater Victoria: 11.0%; British Columbia: 13.0%; Canada: 14.0% 2013: Greater Victoria: 9.9%; British Columbia: 12.7%; Canada: 13.3% 2014: Greater Victoria: 10.7%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.3% 2015: Greater Victoria: 9.9%; British Columbia: 11.1%; Canada: 12.8% 2016: Greater Victoria: 9.7%; British Columbia: 10.1%; Canada: 12.6% 2017: Greater Victoria: 6.9%; British Columbia: 8.5%; Canada: 11.2% 2018: Greater Victoria: 6.7%; British Columbia: 7.5%; Canada: 10.6% 2019: Greater Victoria: 6.3%; British Columbia: 9.2%; Canada: 10.7% 2020: Greater Victoria: 14.1%; British Columbia: 18.9%; Canada: 20.1% 2021: Greater Victoria: 7.9%; British Columbia: 12.3%; Canada: 13.5% 2022: Greater Victoria: 7.6%; British Columbia: 8.9%; Canada: 10.0% 2023: Greater Victoria: 7.5%; British Columbia: 9.6%; Canada: 10.7% 2024: Greater Victoria: 8.0%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.1% 2025: Greater Victoria: 9.6%; British Columbia: 13.4%; Canada: 13.8% Line chart of 3 lines, 20 periods from 2006 to 2025. Greater Victoria: starts at 10.6% (2011), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 6.3% (2019). British Columbia: starts at 8.5% (2006), ends at 13.4% (2025); highest 18.9% (2020), lowest 7.5% (2018). Canada: starts at 11.6% (2006), ends at 13.8% (2025); highest 20.1% (2020), lowest 10.0% (2022). Every value is in the table. 0 10 20 30% 2025 2020 2015 2010 2006: British Columbia: 8.5%; Canada: 11.6% 2007: British Columbia: 7.7%; Canada: 11.0% 2008: British Columbia: 8.6%; Canada: 11.4% 2009: British Columbia: 13.8%; Canada: 15.1% 2010: British Columbia: 13.9%; Canada: 14.6% 2011: Greater Victoria: 10.6%; British Columbia: 13.8%; Canada: 14.0% 2012: Greater Victoria: 11.0%; British Columbia: 13.0%; Canada: 14.0% 2013: Greater Victoria: 9.9%; British Columbia: 12.7%; Canada: 13.3% 2014: Greater Victoria: 10.7%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.3% 2015: Greater Victoria: 9.9%; British Columbia: 11.1%; Canada: 12.8% 2016: Greater Victoria: 9.7%; British Columbia: 10.1%; Canada: 12.6% 2017: Greater Victoria: 6.9%; British Columbia: 8.5%; Canada: 11.2% 2018: Greater Victoria: 6.7%; British Columbia: 7.5%; Canada: 10.6% 2019: Greater Victoria: 6.3%; British Columbia: 9.2%; Canada: 10.7% 2020: Greater Victoria: 14.1%; British Columbia: 18.9%; Canada: 20.1% 2021: Greater Victoria: 7.9%; British Columbia: 12.3%; Canada: 13.5% 2022: Greater Victoria: 7.6%; British Columbia: 8.9%; Canada: 10.0% 2023: Greater Victoria: 7.5%; British Columbia: 9.6%; Canada: 10.7% 2024: Greater Victoria: 8.0%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.1% 2025: Greater Victoria: 9.6%; British Columbia: 13.4%; Canada: 13.8% Line chart of 3 lines, 20 periods from 2006 to 2025. Greater Victoria: starts at 10.6% (2011), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 6.3% (2019). British Columbia: starts at 8.5% (2006), ends at 13.4% (2025); highest 18.9% (2020), lowest 7.5% (2018). Canada: starts at 11.6% (2006), ends at 13.8% (2025); highest 20.1% (2020), lowest 10.0% (2022). Every value is in the table. 0 10 20 30% 2025 2022 2019 2016 2013 2010 2007 Canada 13.8 British Columbia 13.4 Greater Victoria 9.6 2006: British Columbia: 8.5%; Canada: 11.6% 2007: British Columbia: 7.7%; Canada: 11.0% 2008: British Columbia: 8.6%; Canada: 11.4% 2009: British Columbia: 13.8%; Canada: 15.1% 2010: British Columbia: 13.9%; Canada: 14.6% 2011: Greater Victoria: 10.6%; British Columbia: 13.8%; Canada: 14.0% 2012: Greater Victoria: 11.0%; British Columbia: 13.0%; Canada: 14.0% 2013: Greater Victoria: 9.9%; British Columbia: 12.7%; Canada: 13.3% 2014: Greater Victoria: 10.7%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.3% 2015: Greater Victoria: 9.9%; British Columbia: 11.1%; Canada: 12.8% 2016: Greater Victoria: 9.7%; British Columbia: 10.1%; Canada: 12.6% 2017: Greater Victoria: 6.9%; British Columbia: 8.5%; Canada: 11.2% 2018: Greater Victoria: 6.7%; British Columbia: 7.5%; Canada: 10.6% 2019: Greater Victoria: 6.3%; British Columbia: 9.2%; Canada: 10.7% 2020: Greater Victoria: 14.1%; British Columbia: 18.9%; Canada: 20.1% 2021: Greater Victoria: 7.9%; British Columbia: 12.3%; Canada: 13.5% 2022: Greater Victoria: 7.6%; British Columbia: 8.9%; Canada: 10.0% 2023: Greater Victoria: 7.5%; British Columbia: 9.6%; Canada: 10.7% 2024: Greater Victoria: 8.0%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.1% 2025: Greater Victoria: 9.6%; British Columbia: 13.4%; Canada: 13.8% Line chart of 3 lines, 20 periods from 2006 to 2025. Greater Victoria: starts at 10.6% (2011), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 6.3% (2019). British Columbia: starts at 8.5% (2006), ends at 13.4% (2025); highest 18.9% (2020), lowest 7.5% (2018). Canada: starts at 11.6% (2006), ends at 13.8% (2025); highest 20.1% (2020), lowest 10.0% (2022). Every value is in the table. 0 10 20 30% 2025 2022 2019 2016 2013 2010 2007 Canada 13.8 British Columbia 13.4 Greater Victoria 9.6 2006: British Columbia: 8.5%; Canada: 11.6% 2007: British Columbia: 7.7%; Canada: 11.0% 2008: British Columbia: 8.6%; Canada: 11.4% 2009: British Columbia: 13.8%; Canada: 15.1% 2010: British Columbia: 13.9%; Canada: 14.6% 2011: Greater Victoria: 10.6%; British Columbia: 13.8%; Canada: 14.0% 2012: Greater Victoria: 11.0%; British Columbia: 13.0%; Canada: 14.0% 2013: Greater Victoria: 9.9%; British Columbia: 12.7%; Canada: 13.3% 2014: Greater Victoria: 10.7%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.3% 2015: Greater Victoria: 9.9%; British Columbia: 11.1%; Canada: 12.8% 2016: Greater Victoria: 9.7%; British Columbia: 10.1%; Canada: 12.6% 2017: Greater Victoria: 6.9%; British Columbia: 8.5%; Canada: 11.2% 2018: Greater Victoria: 6.7%; British Columbia: 7.5%; Canada: 10.6% 2019: Greater Victoria: 6.3%; British Columbia: 9.2%; Canada: 10.7% 2020: Greater Victoria: 14.1%; British Columbia: 18.9%; Canada: 20.1% 2021: Greater Victoria: 7.9%; British Columbia: 12.3%; Canada: 13.5% 2022: Greater Victoria: 7.6%; British Columbia: 8.9%; Canada: 10.0% 2023: Greater Victoria: 7.5%; British Columbia: 9.6%; Canada: 10.7% 2024: Greater Victoria: 8.0%; British Columbia: 11.4%; Canada: 13.1% 2025: Greater Victoria: 9.6%; British Columbia: 13.4%; Canada: 13.8%
Tap or drag on the chart to read any year. More charts (1) Unemployment rate in Greater Victoria by age
2025 By year
15 to 24 9.6% 15 and over 4.1% Hover or tap the chart, or use the arrow keys, to read any year.
Line chart of 2 lines, 15 periods from 2011 to 2025. 15 to 24: starts at 10.6% (2011), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 6.3% (2019). 15 and over: starts at 6.1% (2011), ends at 4.1% (2025); highest 7.8% (2020), lowest 3.6% (2019). Every value is in the table. 0 5 10 15% 2025 2021 2017 2013 2011: 15 to 24: 10.6%; 15 and over: 6.1% 2012: 15 to 24: 11.0%; 15 and over: 5.6% 2013: 15 to 24: 9.9%; 15 and over: 5.2% 2014: 15 to 24: 10.7%; 15 and over: 5.6% 2015: 15 to 24: 9.9%; 15 and over: 5.9% 2016: 15 to 24: 9.7%; 15 and over: 5.2% 2017: 15 to 24: 6.9%; 15 and over: 3.9% 2018: 15 to 24: 6.7%; 15 and over: 4.1% 2019: 15 to 24: 6.3%; 15 and over: 3.6% 2020: 15 to 24: 14.1%; 15 and over: 7.8% 2021: 15 to 24: 7.9%; 15 and over: 4.9% 2022: 15 to 24: 7.6%; 15 and over: 3.8% 2023: 15 to 24: 7.5%; 15 and over: 3.7% 2024: 15 to 24: 8.0%; 15 and over: 3.9% 2025: 15 to 24: 9.6%; 15 and over: 4.1% Line chart of 2 lines, 15 periods from 2011 to 2025. 15 to 24: starts at 10.6% (2011), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 6.3% (2019). 15 and over: starts at 6.1% (2011), ends at 4.1% (2025); highest 7.8% (2020), lowest 3.6% (2019). Every value is in the table. 0 5 10 15% 2025 2021 2017 2013 2011: 15 to 24: 10.6%; 15 and over: 6.1% 2012: 15 to 24: 11.0%; 15 and over: 5.6% 2013: 15 to 24: 9.9%; 15 and over: 5.2% 2014: 15 to 24: 10.7%; 15 and over: 5.6% 2015: 15 to 24: 9.9%; 15 and over: 5.9% 2016: 15 to 24: 9.7%; 15 and over: 5.2% 2017: 15 to 24: 6.9%; 15 and over: 3.9% 2018: 15 to 24: 6.7%; 15 and over: 4.1% 2019: 15 to 24: 6.3%; 15 and over: 3.6% 2020: 15 to 24: 14.1%; 15 and over: 7.8% 2021: 15 to 24: 7.9%; 15 and over: 4.9% 2022: 15 to 24: 7.6%; 15 and over: 3.8% 2023: 15 to 24: 7.5%; 15 and over: 3.7% 2024: 15 to 24: 8.0%; 15 and over: 3.9% 2025: 15 to 24: 9.6%; 15 and over: 4.1% Line chart of 2 lines, 15 periods from 2011 to 2025. 15 to 24: starts at 10.6% (2011), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 6.3% (2019). 15 and over: starts at 6.1% (2011), ends at 4.1% (2025); highest 7.8% (2020), lowest 3.6% (2019). Every value is in the table. 0 5 10 15% 2025 2022 2019 2016 2013 15 to 24 9.6 15 and over 4.1 2011: 15 to 24: 10.6%; 15 and over: 6.1% 2012: 15 to 24: 11.0%; 15 and over: 5.6% 2013: 15 to 24: 9.9%; 15 and over: 5.2% 2014: 15 to 24: 10.7%; 15 and over: 5.6% 2015: 15 to 24: 9.9%; 15 and over: 5.9% 2016: 15 to 24: 9.7%; 15 and over: 5.2% 2017: 15 to 24: 6.9%; 15 and over: 3.9% 2018: 15 to 24: 6.7%; 15 and over: 4.1% 2019: 15 to 24: 6.3%; 15 and over: 3.6% 2020: 15 to 24: 14.1%; 15 and over: 7.8% 2021: 15 to 24: 7.9%; 15 and over: 4.9% 2022: 15 to 24: 7.6%; 15 and over: 3.8% 2023: 15 to 24: 7.5%; 15 and over: 3.7% 2024: 15 to 24: 8.0%; 15 and over: 3.9% 2025: 15 to 24: 9.6%; 15 and over: 4.1% Line chart of 2 lines, 15 periods from 2011 to 2025. 15 to 24: starts at 10.6% (2011), ends at 9.6% (2025); highest 14.1% (2020), lowest 6.3% (2019). 15 and over: starts at 6.1% (2011), ends at 4.1% (2025); highest 7.8% (2020), lowest 3.6% (2019). Every value is in the table. 0 5 10 15% 2025 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013 2011 15 to 24 9.6 15 and over 4.1 2011: 15 to 24: 10.6%; 15 and over: 6.1% 2012: 15 to 24: 11.0%; 15 and over: 5.6% 2013: 15 to 24: 9.9%; 15 and over: 5.2% 2014: 15 to 24: 10.7%; 15 and over: 5.6% 2015: 15 to 24: 9.9%; 15 and over: 5.9% 2016: 15 to 24: 9.7%; 15 and over: 5.2% 2017: 15 to 24: 6.9%; 15 and over: 3.9% 2018: 15 to 24: 6.7%; 15 and over: 4.1% 2019: 15 to 24: 6.3%; 15 and over: 3.6% 2020: 15 to 24: 14.1%; 15 and over: 7.8% 2021: 15 to 24: 7.9%; 15 and over: 4.9% 2022: 15 to 24: 7.6%; 15 and over: 3.8% 2023: 15 to 24: 7.5%; 15 and over: 3.7% 2024: 15 to 24: 8.0%; 15 and over: 3.9% 2025: 15 to 24: 9.6%; 15 and over: 4.1%
Tap or drag on the chart to read any year. Targets and comparisons No target found Youth unemployment comes from the same survey. The documents read for the unemployment rate set no target for any age group.
See: People looking for work who can't find it .
No target for the unemployment rate, for Greater Victoria or for B.C., found in the Ministry of Jobs and Economic Growth 2026/27 to 2028/29 Service Plan (February 2026) or in the joint statement of the Government of Canada and the Bank of Canada renewing the inflation-control target (November 2026), as of November 12, 2026. The plan has no employment or unemployment measure. The joint statement says price stability supports maximum sustainable employment and sets no number for employment; its only numeric target is 2% inflation, within a range of 1% to 3%. Who could set one: the Province of B.C. or the Government of Canada.
Documents checked: Ministry of Jobs and Economic Growth 2026/27 to 2028/29 Service Plan (February 2026); Joint statement renewing the 2% inflation-control target (November 2026).
The British Columbia and Canada lines are shown for comparison. They are not a goal.
How targets are chosen
Show the numbers as a table Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24: Greater Victoria, B.C. and Canada (newest first) Period Greater Victoria British Columbia Canada 2025 9.6 13.4 13.8 2024 8.0 11.4 13.1 2023 7.5 9.6 10.7 2022 7.6 8.9 10.0 2021 7.9 12.3 13.5 2020 14.1 18.9 20.1 2019 6.3 9.2 10.7 2018 6.7 7.5 10.6 2017 6.9 8.5 11.2 2016 9.7 10.1 12.6 2015 9.9 11.1 12.8 2014 10.7 11.4 13.3 2013 9.9 12.7 13.3 2012 11.0 13.0 14.0 2011 10.6 13.8 14.0 2010 – 13.9 14.6 2009 – 13.8 15.1 2008 – 8.6 11.4 2007 – 7.7 11.0 2006 – 8.5 11.6
Unemployment rate in Greater Victoria by age (newest first) Period 15 to 24 15 and over 2025 9.6 4.1 2024 8.0 3.9 2023 7.5 3.7 2022 7.6 3.8 2021 7.9 4.9 2020 14.1 7.8 2019 6.3 3.6 2018 6.7 4.1 2017 6.9 3.9 2016 9.7 5.2 2015 9.9 5.9 2014 10.7 5.6 2013 9.9 5.2 2012 11.0 5.6 2011 10.6 6.1
How it compares Statistics Canada, 2025, %. Comparisons are not goals.
Canada 13.8% British Columbia 13.4% Greater Victoria 9.6% 15 to 24 9.6% 15 and over 4.1%
Who decides No government decides this directly. The bodies below decide the rules around it.
Show all 1 bodies and the laws No government decides this directly. Employers and workers decide hiring.
Each row says what a body decides and links to the law, order or bylaw that gives it that role. It does not say who caused a change: markets, households and other governments also move these numbers. Who decides what, for every measure · How we choose
At a glance
Area Greater Victoria (CMA)
Period Calendar year 2025 (annual average)
Updated by agency Annually (January)
Licence Open Government Licence - Canada
What this number does not show Labour Force Survey annual averages. Young people in school who are not looking for work are not counted as unemployed. One more limit The survey sample for one age group in one city is small, so a change of a point or two from one year to the next can be sampling noise. Statistics Canada does not publish a margin for this annual figure. Not measured yet in business and jobs: empty storefronts downtown, cleanliness and needle pick-up requests. See all 18 gaps
In plain words Up 20% in a year. Up 52% since 2019.
The share of young people aged 15 to 24 in the labour force who are looking for work and do not have a job, as a yearly average, in the Victoria metropolitan area.
How we decide “Worse” The change is 20.0% of the earlier value, at or above the 5% threshold.
A lower rate means fewer young people looking for work cannot find a job. 9.6% in 2025 against 8.0% in 2024 (annual averages). All ages 15 and over: 4.1%. B.C. ages 15 to 24: 13.4%. Canada: 13.8%.
Outcome measures read Better, Worse or About the same; published government targets read Ahead of, On or Behind target; value-judgement measures read Rising, Falling or Steady in a neutral colour. A change smaller than the agency's own margin of error, or otherwise smaller than 5% of the earlier value, is About the same (or Steady). No change is calculated across a marked break in a series. The rule .
All notes on this number Why it matters. Young people are often the first to feel a slowing job market.
Labour Force Survey annual averages. Young people in school who are not looking for work are not counted as unemployed. The survey sample for one age group in one city is small, so a change of a point or two from one year to the next can be sampling noise. Statistics Canada does not publish a margin for this annual figure. B.C. and Canada come from table 14-10-0327-01 (same survey, same definition). Which places Area: Greater Victoria (CMA)
Statistics Canada’s Victoria metropolitan area: 13 municipalities plus nearby electoral-area and reserve lands.
Included Victoria Saanich Oak Bay Esquimalt View Royal Langford Colwood Highlands Metchosin Sooke Central Saanich North Saanich Sidney Juan de Fuca electoral area, part 1 (for example East Sooke, Jordan River and Shirley) First Nations reserves: Cole Bay 3, Union Bay 4, East Saanich 2, South Saanich 1, Becher Bay 1, Esquimalt, New Songhees 1A and T'Sou-ke Not included Salt Spring Island Southern Gulf Islands (Galiano, Mayne, Pender and Saturna islands) Port Renfrew area (Juan de Fuca electoral area, part 2) Official definition Shown for comparison Comparison area: All of B.C.Comparison area: All of CanadaHow the agency describes it: Victoria census metropolitan area (Greater Victoria).
How we got it This number is published by the agency as shown; it is not calculated here. The script reads it from the agency’s own file.
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