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Unemployment rate (2021) [1] This is a list of countries by unemployment rate.Methods of calculation and presentation of unemployment rate vary from country to country. Some countries count insured unemployed only, some count those in receipt of welfare benefit only, some count the disabled and other permanently unemployable people, some countries count those who choose (and are financially ...
In comparison to other countries, the rate is low. Youth unemployment stood at 16% in the United States and 11.6% in Hong Kong in September 2013. [33] In 2008, 48% of students age 16 and 70% of students ages 23–24 held jobs. [34] The average age of first employment is 22 years old. [35]
Youth unemployment across Africa is high, at 30.6% in North Africa, the second-highest rate of a region globally, [10] whilst in sub-Saharan Africa, the rate is declining to 12.9% in 2016. [11] Youth unemployment levels vary from 53.6% in Eswatini and 52.3% in South Africa, to 3.3% in Rwanda in 2016. [11]
N-Power was created on 8 June 2016 to address the issues of youth unemployment and help increase social development. The scheme is created for unemployed graduates and non-graduates between the ages of 18 and 35. [1] [2] [3] It is a paid programme of a two-year duration, aimed at engaging beneficiaries in their states of residence. [4]
This is a list of OECD countries by long-term unemployment rate published by the OECD. This indicator refers to the number of persons who have been unemployed for one year or more as a percentage of the labour force (the sum of employed and unemployed persons).
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) was founded in 1964 to be the voice and the umbrella Organisation for youth organisations in the country. It is responsible with issues affecting Nigeria's youth because it is the voice of Nigeria's youth. The Youth Council is non‐governmental, non‐partisan, and not‐for‐profit organisation ...
Updated with 2012 Q1 data from en:List of countries by unemployment rate, changed colors. Used latest version of File:BlankMap-World-Microstates.svg as base, because the original had hardcoded colors. 13:50, 24 January 2010: 940 × 415 (1.61 MB) Jolly Janner: Updated Bosnia and Herzegovina. 13:49, 24 January 2010: 940 × 415 (1.61 MB)
This is a list of countries by employment rate, the proportion of employed adults at working age. The definition of "working age" varies: Many sources, including the OECD, use 15–64 years old, [1] but EUROSTAT uses 20–64 years old, [2] the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics uses 16 years old and older (no cut-off at 65 and up), [3] and the Office for National Statistics of the United ...