| | KILM 10: Youth unemployment | | | Click here for detailed indicators -->
10.1 by Sex, Migratory Status, Race and District
10.2 rate (%) by Sex, Migratory Status, Race and District
10.3 by Sex, Migratory Status and Education
10.4 rate (%) by Sex, Migratory Status and Education
| Introduction and Background
Youth unemployment is widely viewed as an important
policy issue for many countries, regardless of their stage of
development. For the purpose of this indicator, the term “youth” covers
persons aged 15 to 24 years and “adult” refers to persons aged 25 years
and over.
Youth in unemployment are defined as all those 15 to 24 years old who:
| | | a) | were not in employment; | | | b)
| carried out activities to seek employment during a specified recent period; and
| | | c)
| were currently available to take up employment given a job opportunity. | The definition of unemployment provides an exception in
the case of future starters. They are considered unemployed even if
they did not carry out activities to seek employment during the
specified recent period, criterion b) as long as they satisfy the
availability condition.
The youth unemployment rate is defined as the
ratio of the youth unemployed population to the total youth population
in labour force (youth employed + youth unemployed), expressed as
percentage: |  |  |
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