Young people and the labour market: a comparative perspective

Explores the condition of young people in the labour market.

Youth are a vulnerable category of workers, finding themselves in a delicate phase of their working life: the first entry in the labour market.

In many European countries, youngsters are unemployed or have difficulties in finding and obtaining jobs.

This situation has deteriorated particularly after the crises, recessions and stagnation that has impacted European economies in recent years.

In addition to the cyclical or crisis impact, structural factors are also very important.

Additionally, prolonged crises, as in some Eurozone countries, have transformed a significant part of cyclical unemployment in structural (long term) unemployment.

The authors present new evidence from several countries, with a special focus on Europe, and offer a comparative perspective.