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UK / Half of all out of work young people have never had a job finds IPPR
Half of all out of work young people who are not in full-time education have never had a job, according to new IPPR analysis, released ahead of the latest unemployment statistics Continue reading
UK / 54 pc of young people ‘would choose an apprenticeship’
Fifty-four per cent of young people in the UK would opt to undertake an apprenticeship if one were available to them, new research has claimed Continue reading
International Youth Day: Migration Can Help Tackle Youth Unemployment
International Youth Day, celebrated today, was established by the United Nations to raise awareness of issues affecting young people around the world Continue reading
Africa / Rising population and youth unemployment
Nearly 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are aged between 10 and 24, and that number is expected to climb to about 561 million by the middle of this century Continue reading
Youth and the Great Recession / What’s Important In Life ?
Young people showed signs of being more interested in conserving resources and a bit more concerned about their fellow human beings Continue reading
Greek unemployment rates at new high: 26.9 percent and youth 57.5 percent
Greece- Unemployment rose to 26.9 percent from 26.8 percent in March, the highest reading since statistics service ELSTAT began publishing jobless data in 2006 Continue reading
US / Good start for the summer job market for teens
US – Employers hired just under a million workers aged 16 to 19 in May and June, according to Labor Department data Continue reading
US / 21 percent of young veterans are jobless
“The nation’s youngest veterans, ages 20-24, are experiencing one of the highest unemployment rates at 21 percent,” a research says Continue reading
US Technology Workers / Mainly young and male
US – It’s well known that technology is a young man’s game. Still, it is surprising to see just how young Continue reading
Canada / From 1981 to 2012, the Changing labour market conditions for youth
Over the past three decades, the employment outcomes of young Canadians aged 15 to 34 evolved differently across periods, gender, age groups and provinces Continue reading
German Scheme / Is this good for Europe? (video)
Across Europe, one young person in four has no job and the problem is considerably worse in countries such as Spain and Greece. Many German companies are keen to recruit new talent so the government is paying for language classes, travel costs and expenses for internship programmes. But is this good for Europe – or is it creating further problems for the future? Continue reading
Near 46% of young workers feel older colleagues should retire younger
Almost (46%) of young workers agree that older employees should retire younger as they pose a threat to younger workers’ career progression, a survey from KPMG reveals Continue reading
To Be Young in China
The post-’80s, born in the 1980s, have seen rapid change as China moved from a Maoist state to a market-oriented economy characterized by rampant consumerism and unprecedented inequality. Because of the country’s one-child policy, many of them are only children. They’re the first generation to grow up with the Internet, and in turn, have had more access to information – and perhaps greater exposure to individual censorship Continue reading
UK / Marks & Spencer to create employability scheme for 1400 youth – Apparel News United Kingdom
Marks & Spencer (M&S) announces details of a new youth employability scheme – Make Your Mark – which will see the retailer join forces with youth charity, The Prince’s Trust, to create over 1,400 work experience placements for 16-25 year olds Continue reading
UK / 46% Believe that older workers should retire for younger finds survey
In the survey, 46 per cent of people agreed with the proposition that older members of staff should retire so that younger workers could have a genuine chance of promotion Continue reading
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