Career Fit & Outcomes2024
Global youth unemployment 13.0% -- 3x adult rate; 64.9M young people unemployed (ILO 2024)
The ILO reports the global youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) was 13.0% in 2023, roughly 3x the adult rate of 4.3%; approximately 64.9 million young people were unemployed globally, with youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) reaching 21.9%.
Primary source
ILO World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends for Youth 2024
https://www.ilo.org/publications/major-reports/world-employment-and-social-outlookPublished 2024 — compiled by JobCannon Research.
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