Unemployment rates by Province and Territory (15-29 year olds and 30-64 year olds), 2015 15-29 (non-students) 30-64 Newfoundland 16.0% 12.3% Prince Edward Island 14.9% 9.2% Nova Scotia 12.3% 7.3% New Brunswick 14.3% 8.4% Quebec 10.8% 6.5% Ontario 10.6% 5.2% Manitoba 7.8% 4.4% Saskatchewan 7.9% 3.9% Alberta 8.4% 5.2% British Columbia 9.3% 5.1% Nunavut (2011] 20.3% 13.4% Northwest Territories (2011) 12.9% 8.8% Yukon (2011) 15.5% 8.1% Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. 2015. Data for Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon from National Household Survey. 2011. Despite the decline in full-time work over the past several decades, young people in Canarla are more likely to be employed on average than youth in the G7 and other OECD countries. Participation rate Employment rate Long-term unemployment rate (361 -2015 1941 -2015 64.2 55.8 673 58.5 18.0 France 36.9 27.8 28.8 Germany 45.3 22.5 italy 290 173 557 Japan 43.0 407 25.0 United Kingdom 120 52 5 219 United States 550 48.6 11.4 OECD Avarage 47.2 40.1 21.8 Source. OECD, Ages 15 to 24, Annual Labour Force Statistics (2015). "Share of unemployed persons [IS to 241 who have been unemployed for one year or longer. Unemployment Statistics