Impacts of Outmigration
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- The decline in the population of rural and small town settlements over the past two decades has negative implications for the local economy, families and communities, and community support structures in the Strait Region.
- The number of Atlantic Canadians aged 15-24 fell by about one third since 1980 to about 300,000 today, partly due to outmigration.
- Atlantic youth face much higher unemployment rates than older workers, a situation exacerbated by the recent recession, with many youth only finding work in low-wage industries.
- More Atlantic young people are completing high school and pursuing post-secondary education with increasing numbers of these students also working to help finance their education.
- The declining population is viewed with alarm by business, government and community leaders.
- How can this region succeed if these provinces cannot retain the energy, talent and creativeness of youth, of the best and the brightest?
