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Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022
August 14 , 2022
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- Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022 report was released by International Labour Organisation.
- Pandemic has worsened the numerous labour market challenges facing those aged between 15 and 24 years.
- Youngsters in this age group experienced a much higher percentage loss in employment than adults since early 2020.
- The total global number of unemployed youths is estimated to reach 73 million in 2022.
- In India, the youth employment participation rate declined by 0.9 percentage points over the first nine months of 2021 relative to its value in 2020.
- But it was increased by 2 percentage points for adults over the same time period.
- In India, the school closures lasted 18 months and among the 24-crore school-going children.
- Only 8% of such children in rural areas and 23% in urban areas had adequate access to online education.
- In India, 92% of children on average lost at least one foundational ability in language and 82% lost at least one foundational ability in mathematics.
- India has a very low youth female labour market participation.
- Moreover, Indian young women experienced larger relative employment losses than young men in 2021 and 2022.
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