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Sudbury's youth: Revved up with nowhere to go (Vital Signs Report)

ACCENT: Sudbury's youth: Revved up with nowhere to go (Vital Signs Report)
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By HAROLD CARMICHAEL
Updated 3 days ago


The glass is starting to look increasingly half empty for Greater Sudbury youth, according to the latest Vital Signs report from the Sudbury Community Foundation.

The report found that youth unemployment rose 5% in 2009 to 16.6%, and the percentage of residents under the age of 15 in 2009 (15.3%) is almost identical to the number of residents aged 65 and older (15.1%). Back in 2001, youth under 15 made up 18.1% of the local population.

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