Definition: This entry gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
See also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 mapRelated News
Global youth unemployment set to rise, UN warns
Yahoo! - 5/8/2013 6:01:01 PM
Youth unemployment is set to rise around the world, creating a "generation at risk" that faces lower earnings and job prospects years into the future, the United Nations' labour office warns. An estimated 73.4 million people between the ages of 15 and 24 ...
UN warns global youth unemployment will continue to rise
Financial Times - 5/7/2013 11:52:57 PM
The jobless rate for young people – defined as those aged between 15 and 24 – has risen from 11.5 per cent of the workforce in that age group in 2007 ... In the past, youth unemployment has in some countries risen quickly during recession, but fallen ...
Dire Youth Unemployment Growing Worse
FOXBusiness - 5/10/2013 3:14:00 PM
In the U.S. the unemployment rate for those aged 16 to 24 is 16.2% ... Without policy targeted to the needs of young adults, we risk a generation marked by the insecurities of the Great Recession for the rest of their working lives,” Demos ...
UN warns of lost generation as youth unemployment climbs
Globe and Mail - 5/8/2013 12:24:34 PM
The jobless rate for young people - defined as those aged between 15 and 24 - has risen from 11.5 per cent of the work force in that age group in 2007 ... In the past, youth unemployment has in some countries risen quickly during recession, but fallen ...
Greek youth unemployment hits 64 per cent
Daily Telegraph - 5/9/2013 5:09:43 PM
The IOBE mood index based on consumer confidence and business outlook gauges covering industry, construction, services and retail trade rose to 89.2 points in April from 88.1 in March. However, the survey showed consumer pessimism worsened slightly in the ...
Correction: Mideast-Young and Hopeless-Glance
Townhall.com - 5/12/2013 10:46:46 AM
In Arab Spring countries, anywhere from 40 to 60 percent of ... the World Bank's lead economist in the region. YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT (2011, age 15-24, source International Labor Organization) — Worldwide: 12.3 percent — Developed economies ...
Youth Unemployment: A Generation at Risk
THISDAY Live - 5/14/2013 5:22:17 AM
two thirds of working age youth in some developing countries, including Nigeria, are either unemployed or trapped in low-quality jobs. For instance, it is no longer news that the youth unemployment rate in Nigeria is more than double what published figures ...
Capitalism and the crisis facing young people
World Socialist Web Site - 5/13/2013 9:34:00 AM
As with the attack on the working class as a whole, youth all over the world have been hit, including in the advanced capitalist countries ... under the age of 25 is at its lowest rate in four decades, producing a real unemployment rate of ...
Unemployment of young people in Latvia was reducing in Q1
The Baltic Course - 5/16/2013 10:42:02 AM
Unemployment of young people is serious problem faced in Latvia, as unemployment among youth ... age group was recorded in Lithuania (24.8%), followed by Estonia (23.1%), and Latvia (22.2%). Unemployment rate of persons aged 15-24 in the Baltic States ...
US Facing Worst Youth Employment Rates in Developed World
NewsMax - 5/6/2013 3:18:45 PM
According to the data, 25-to-34-year-olds are the only age ... for the country have been on the rise since 2009. In the long term, educational attainment will likely be the most important factor in reversing the trend in youth unemployment ...
Portugal's unemployment rate hits 18%
The Guardian - 5/9/2013 8:15:50 PM
While the overall unemployment rate rose to 27%, according to statistics service ... Athens has lowered the minimum monthly wage for those under 25 years by 32% to about €500 to entice hiring. Greece's economy is in its sixth year of recession ...
Worldwide youth unemployment nearly equal to entire U.S. population
economiccollapsenews.com - 4/29/2013 9:53:36 PM
Economic Collapse News has reported on the staggering unemployment rate in Spain with their ... reported by Economist that the total number of unemployed youth ages 15 – 24 in developed countries is nearly equal to the population of the United States ...
High youth unemployment a burden also for the boomer parents that help out
Yahoo! - 5/7/2013 8:18:12 PM
TD Bank economist Francis Fong says poor economies always hit the ... while 29 per cent said they have helped pay for a major purchase such as a car or computer. In other findings, 23 per cent said they helped with groceries and rent, and 20 per cent ...
The Global Youth Jobless Crisis: A Tragic Mess That Is Not Getting Any Better
Atlantic Online - 5/9/2013 12:23:23 PM
A new study from the International Labor Organization takes a global tour of youth joblessness and finds that what's gone up won't come down in the next five years. The youth unemployment rate* among the richest countries ... share of 15-24-year olds ...
UK Youth Unemployment: Striving Against the Odds With Apprenticeship
International Business Times - 5/13/2013 6:20:44 AM
The unemployment rate for those ... for not just for the whole country but for us- the youth of this generation trying to find a career and to make something of our lives. At the age of 25, I am one of the thousands, if not millions, of ...
