{"id":2943,"date":"2015-10-11T12:06:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-11T12:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.internationaldiplomat.com\/?p=2943"},"modified":"2015-10-11T12:06:11","modified_gmt":"2015-10-11T12:06:11","slug":"new-un-report-shows-global-youth-unemployment-rate-still-above-financial-crisis-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/?p=2943","title":{"rendered":"New UN report shows global youth unemployment rate still above financial crisis levels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>8 October 2015 \u2013 Global youth unemployment rates have stabilized somewhat but remain well above pre-financial crisis levels, according to a new report released by the International Labour Organization (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilo.org\/global\/lang--en\/\">ILO<\/a>) today.<br \/>\nThe rate has stabilized at 13 per cent following a period of rapid increase between 2007 and 2010, but it is still well above the pre-crisis level of 11.7 per cent, according to the ILO report <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilo.org\/global\/about-the-ilo\/newsroom\/news\/WCMS_412014\/lang--en\/index.htm\">Global Unemployment Trends for Youth 2015: Scaling up investments in decent jobs for youth<\/a>. It also highlights a drop in the number of unemployed youth to 73.3 million in 2014, some 3.3 million less than the crisis peak of 76.6 million in 2009.<br \/>\n\u201cIt is encouraging to see an improvement in the youth employment trends compared to the GET [Global Employment Trends] for Youth 2013,\u201d says Sara Elder, the report\u2019s lead author.<br \/>\n\u201cBut we shouldn\u2019t lose sight of the fact that recovery is not universal and that almost 43 per cent of the global youth labour force is still either unemployed or working yet living in poverty. It\u2019s still not easy to be young and starting out in today\u2019s labour market,\u201d she added.<br \/>\nBecause of a shrinking youth labour force, the youth unemployment rate remains high despite a decline in the number of unemployed youth, states the report, which notes that, according to projections, the rate is expected to increase slightly this year.<br \/>\nOne reason for the decrease in the global share of youth in the total labour force, notes the report, is that more young people are participating in education. This is not the case in low-income countries, where millions of young people leave school early to take jobs. According to the report, 31 per cent of youth in low-income countries have no educational qualifications at all, compared to 6 per cent in lower middle-income countries.<br \/>\nThe report also notes the need to invest in skills and create decent work.<br \/>\n\u201cWe know that today\u2019s youth do not face an easy labour market transition and with the continued global economic slowdown,\u201d said Azita Berar Awad, Director of the ILO\u2019s Employment Policy Department, adding \u201cthis is likely to continue, but we also know that greater investment in targeted action to boost youth employment pays off. It is time to scale up action in support of youth employment.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/post2015\/transformingourworld\">2030 Sustainable Development Agenda<\/a> and its emphasis on youth employment in <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabledevelopment.un.org\/topics\">Goal 8<\/a>, provides a new opportunity to mobilize broad global partnerships to support action on a more significant scale,\u201d Ms. Berar Awad continued. \u201cIncreased investment is needed to alleviate the scars of the crisis on the present generation as well as to ensure more inclusive labour markets and societies.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8 October 2015 \u2013 Global youth unemployment rates have stabilized somewhat but remain well above pre-financial crisis levels, according to a new report released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) today. 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