Published: February 07, 2012
Lack of Job Opportunities Among Young People on The Rise
By Mina Fabulous 
A United Nations report today revealed that a lack of job opportunities, inadequate education, unstable working conditions and insufficient government investment are some of the main concerns of young people around the world.
In United Nations report World Youth Report was released by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). The report included inputs from young people. The young people participates in an online discussion on youth employment.
For almost one month, young people from the ages of 15 to 30 took part in an online consultation organized by DESA. The young people share their insights, experiences and hopes on preparing for the world of work. Their contributions and responses are the main subject of the report.
A graph of youth unemployment rates is displayed during the panel discussion held by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)'s Commission for Social Development. The discussion comes as the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) releases its World Youth Report 2011, on "Youth Perspectives on the Pursuit of Decent Work in Changing Times". UN Photo/Mark Garten
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The UN report says people questioned the quality of education they receive. They are unsure whether or not their education is relevant to available jobs.
The report reveals that youth were especially worried that the education they received. They say it was overly theoretical, leaving them to acquire practical skills on their own.
Many also expressed concern about their governments not doing enough to help them overcome unemployment and giving them opportunities to be active members of the society.
The report also reveals that even after finding work young people face unstable conditions.
Despite the many obstacles they described, young people were hopeful and optimistic that they would be able to not only find jobs, but also make significant contributions to their society.
Youth jobs crisis in both developed and developing countries, with young people aged 15 to 24 finding it increasingly difficult to obtain decent employment and future prospects are dim.
The average increase of the pre-crisis period (1997-2007) was less than 100,000 persons per year.
The report says the absolute number of unemployed youth fell slightly since its peak in 2009 - from 75.8 million to 75.1 million in late 2010, a drop of 12.7 per cent - and is expected to decline to 74.6 million in 2011, or 12.6 per cent.
Worldwide, 78 million young people were unemployed in 2010, well above the pre-crisis level of 73.5 million in 2007, but down from 80 million in 2009. Unemployment in the 15-24 age group stood at 12.6 per cent in 2010, 2.6 times the adult rate of unemployment.
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