France and Germany are two polar cases in the European debate about rising youth unemployment. Similar to what can be observed in Southern European countries, a “lost generation” may arise in France. In stark contrast, youth unemployment has been on co
To smooth the school-to-work transition process, to prevent extended spells of unemployment or the complete withdrawal from the labor market, and to promote entry into stable employment relationships, policy makers in many countries resort to active labor market programs (ALMP). Prominentnationalinitia...
Global youth unemployment rate, 1991–2011 % 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 Developed economies and the European Union East Asia South Asia Middle East North Africa Central and South Eastern Europe (non EU) and CIS South-East Asia and the Pacific Latin America and the Caribbean Sub-Saharan Africa ...
According to Eurostat figures, youth unemployment in the country stood at 34% in March 2021. Together with Italy, Greece also recorded in 2019 the highest proportions of young people who were neither in employment nor in education and training (25%). The only hope is for the EU R...
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide quantitative estimates on the impact of active labour market policy (ALMP) on youth unemployment in Europe based on a macroeconomic panel data set of youth unemployment, ALMP and education policy variables and further country-specific characteristics...
Around 18 % of third-country nationals that have been estimated to be illegally present in the EU in 2020 are from one of these five countries (Eurostat, 2021). One recent example of the critical situation comes from the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta in Northern Africa: in May 2021, ...
According to Eurostat [1], populations at risk of social exclusion suffer one or more of these conditions: 1) above average at-risk-of-poverty rates, which means having under 60% of the net median equivalised disposable income1; 2) severe material deprivation; and 3) a high incidence of...
Therefore, regardless of the country’s level of development, the problem of youth unemployment is directly related to the policies implemented by the country. Today, the stages of economic and social digitalization in the world give hope for a solution to the problem of youth unemployment, ...
’Insecure’ jobs and alternating between periods of unemployment and periods of employment under fixed-term contracts are increasingly widespread among the youth in Europe. This phenomenon is an important risk factor for young people’s well-being. Despite the growing number of studies, some issues...
Figure 1. Unemployment rates in the EU-28. Comparison 2019–2020. Source of data: Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/une_rt_m/default/table?lang=en (accessed on 18 January 2022). Related to these assumptions, the highest rates of unemployment were registered in qua...