Jobs for Youth/Des emplois pour les jeunes: UNITED STATES

Summary and Recommendations | How to obtain this publication | Visit the country website on the USA


ISBN: 9789264075290

Published: 7 December 2009

No. of pages: 170

Jobs for Youth/Des Emplois pour les jeunes :
UNITED STATES

Improving the performance of youth on the labour market is a crucial challenge in OECD countries facing persistent youth unemployment. As labour markets become more and more selective, a lack of relevant skills brings a higher risk of unemployment. Whatever the level of qualification, first experiences on the labour market have a profound influence on later working life. Getting off to a good start facilitates integration and lays the foundation for a good career, while a failure can be difficult to make up.

Ensuring a good start will require co-coordinated policies to bring the education system closer to the labour market, to help disadvantaged young people to find a job or participate in a training course and to facilitate the hiring of young people by firms.

OECD has launched a series of reports on the school-to-work transition process in 16 countries, including Poland. Each report contains a survey of the main barriers to employment for young people and an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to improve the transition from school-to-work, and a set of policy recommendations for further action by the public authorities and social partners.

This report is based on the proceedings of a seminar and is published in English. Read the Summary also available in French.

Read the Press release


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