Overqualified and underemployed: a sombre snapshot of the labour market for young people
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Young people across OECD countries have been disproportionately affected by the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a recent article in the Financial Times, the percentage of unemployed under-25s rose from 11.5 in February 2020 to 12.95 in June 2021. In comparison, unemployment among those aged 25 and over increased by less, from 4.5 to 5.6 percent over the same period.
Young people have experienced a kind of wake-up call through the impacts of t...
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