Youth and adult employment deficit worldwide after COVID-19, by region

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Feb 16, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic caused unemployment and layoffs across the world, and hit youth particularly hard. While the deficit was more than eight percent among youth in 2020, it was less than half of that among adults.

Youth and adult employment deficit worldwide from 2020 to 2022, compared to 2019

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Release date

August 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

November 2021

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

ILO modelled estimates

Supplementary notes

*15-24 years.

**25 years or more.

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