A compendium of data prepared as background material for a consultation on "Youth and Employment: The Need for Integrated Policies" sponsored by the Canadian Council on Social Development and held in Ottawa, January 1977. Presented in tabular form and highlighted with explanatory notes, the data is divided into several thematic sections: "Labour Force", "Unemployment", "Employment", "Education and Training", and "Projections". Futher details are offered in annotations and in attributions of individual tables. Youth and Employment: A Source Book offers a detailed overview of the subject as it appeared in 1977.