Recovery in youth employment continues to lag worldwide: ILO report

Although the number of unemployed young people worldwide fell from 75 million in 2021 to 73 million in 2022, it is six million more than pre-pandemic levels

The unemployment rate for 15- to 24-year-olds stands at 15.6 per cent worldwide, which is three times more than the adult unemployment rate, notes the Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022 report, released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Thursday. The report is part of a Global Call to Action for a “human-centred recovery from the Covid-19 crisis”, which was adopted by the ILO in June 2021. 

The number of unemployed young people worldwide fell from 75 million in 2021 to 73 million in 2022 – which is still six million more than the pre-pandemic levels. The report highlights