This paper studies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth disconnection-i.e., the share of young people who were neither in school nor at work. Youth disconnection offers important advantages, relative to unemployment or participation rates, as a measure of the labor market for the most...

This paper studies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth disconnection—i.e., the share of young people who were neither in school nor at work. Youth disconnection offers important advantages, relative to unemployment or participation rates, as a measure of the labor market for the most...

Canadian youth were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 mainly due to their overrepresentation in industries that were hardest hit. COVID-related education and work disruptions led to income losses, high unemployment and likely learning losses among youth.The pandemic led to educational...