Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the NEET (not in employment, education or training) indicator, March and April 2020
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Topic: Research and evaluation
Publisher: Statistics Canada
Location: Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory
Format: Statistics
Content Type: Research
Publication Date: September 24, 2020
Topic: Research and evaluation
Publisher: Statistics Canada
Location: Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory
Format: Statistics
Content Type: Research
Publication Date: September 24, 2020
A fact sheet released by Statistics Canada shows that, in March and April 2020, the proportion of young Canadians who were not in employment, education or training (NEET) increased to unprecedented levels.
The COVID-19 pandemic—and the public health interventions that were put in place to limit its spread—have affected young people in a number of ways, including high unemployment rates, school closures and education moving online.
