Youth employment resoures

2012 Global Employment Trends for Youth

18 May 2012

This report examines the continuing job crisis affecting young people in many parts of the world. It provides updated statistics on global and regional youth unemployment rates and presents ILO policy recommendations to curb the current trends.

Article published in CNBC: How Can We Prevent a ‘Lost Generation’?

07 December 2010

Article published in CNBC: 10 Ways to Invest In Youth

02 December 2010

The International Labor Organization has been looking at ways companies can invest in young people while at the same time driving profitability.

ILO's Executive Director of Employment Sector José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs article on CNBC: Why Are Youth Unemployment Rates Higher?

02 December 2010

At the global level, the youth unemployment rate in 2009 was 2.7 times higher than the adult unemployment rate. In four of nine regions the ratio went beyond 3. Why are youth unemployment rates so much higher than adult rates?

Youth Employment Inventory

01 November 2010

The ILO, through its Youth Employment Programme, has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank and the Youth Employment Network's Secretariat to develop the Youth Employment Inventory (YEI). The YEI is a database of interventions aimed at improving the labour market outcomes of young people around the globe. It also includes analyses and good practice experience on impact of youth employment interventions worldwide, offers information about upcoming events and links implementing agencies, the donor community, youth networks, organizations, and individuals active in the field of youth employment.

Réseau pour l'emploi des jeunes

21 May 2010

Le Réseau pour l’emploi des jeunes (YEN) est un partenariat entre les Nations Unies, l’Organisation internationale du Travail et la Banque mondiale créé en 2001 pour mobiliser l’action sur l’engagement pris au Sommet du Millénaire en faveur d’un travail décent et productif pour les jeunes.

UN Stats Millennium Development Goals Indicators

11 November 2009

Presents the official data, definitions, methodologies and sources for the 48 indicators to measure progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. (Tip: search on youth employment)

OECD Employment statistics database

11 November 2009

Includes data on unemployment, employment, labour force and working age population, broken down by age group

CINTERFOR Youth, training and employment

11 November 2009

Contains statistical data for Latin American countries from the Inter-American Research and Documentation Centre on Vocational Training (CINTERFOR) (in English and Spanish)

Youth Employment Programme

17 September 2009