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The UK government, facing intense pressure to tackle youth unemployment, is set to announce a £300m package in Wednesday's budget to fund training and work experience for young people. The package, aimed at helping the 974,000 young people currently unemployed, will include 50,000 new apprenticeships, with
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The problem of youth unemployment in South Korea has reached a serious pitch, with the government being pushed to prepare immediate measures. According to official statistics, the number of jobless youth aged 15-34 totaled 1,394,000 in January, up 54,000 from the same month last year. The jobless
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According to the latest unemployment statistics, over 965,000 young people in the UK are out of work, with an unemployment rate of 20.5 per cent. This dire state of the job market for young Britons is unchanged since last year, leaving many questioning the value of higher education.
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In the face of the nation's worst postwar recession, disadvantaged older youth have suffered disproportionately, with the unemployment rate among youth ages 16-24 reaching 19.1 percent in 2009, its highest level since 1948. Within this age group, black youth faced an unemployment rate of 33.4 percent,
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Hundreds of MPs are refusing to pay their interns, despite calls from critics to end the practice of hiring graduates for unpaid work placements. The move has led to accusations that politicians are breaking the law and stifling social mobility by excluding graduates from poorer backgrounds from getting jobs in
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The problem of youth unemployment is escalating globally, with 16 to 24-year-olds out of work continuing to rise. In the UK, for example, one in five young people is jobless, a record high. Manpower Inc., a global innovative workforce solutions provider, emphasizes the need for targeted training programs and entrepreneurship
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The global youth unemployment rate has reached a record high, with 81 million young people aged 15-24 out of work at the end of 2009, according to a new report by the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO). This represents a significant increase from 11.9% in 2007 to 13%
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Despite a sharp economic growth in the first half of the year, the youth unemployment situation in South Korea worsened to its worst level in July, with a staggering 8.5% jobless rate among people aged 15-29. This rate soared from 8.3% in June and 6.4% in May,
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The recent federal minimum wage increase to $7.25 has led to a surge in teen unemployment, with the rate remaining near 25% a year later. This is not a coincidence, and research suggests that the increase has resulted in fewer opportunities for teens and other less-skilled job seekers. A
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Barclays Bank has announced a AGBP1,5 million (about US$2,3 million) three-year partnership with Junior Achievement (JA) worldwide to promote entrepreneurship among youths who are out of employment. The percentage of youths living in poverty is extremely high, with about 90% living on less than US$2 a
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The European Parliament has called for the establishment of a European Youth Guarantee, a program aimed at ensuring young people who are unemployed do not remain jobless for more than four months. This proposal comes as the economic crisis continues to drive up youth unemployment rates across the EU. According
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The youth of Nigeria are left to trudge through the city streets in search of employment, but their efforts are often met with frustration as jobs seem scarce. According to research, unemployment has been a persistent problem in the country, with the majority of young people unable to find work
