More young people are staying in school instead of entering the labour market at an early age. That’s good news. Yet more than 200 million young people are either unemployed or have a job but live in poverty.
Explore this InfoStory to learn more about global employment trends for young people and what stands between them and a decent job.
School enrolment is on an upswing
With more young people in school, fewer youth are working or looking for a job. This means that the youth labour pool is shrinking.
While the youth population grew by 139 million between 1997 and 2017, the youth labour force shrank by 58.7 million.
Where the jobs are – and aren’t
Despite a mild recovery in recent years, youth unemployment has risen slightly in 2017 to 13%. However, regional trends vary widely depending on income levels and enrolment in education.