Research and analysis

The Youth Employment Challenge

An analysis of the causes of, and solutions to, youth unemployment.

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The Youth Employment Challenge

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The Youth Employment Challenge uses the UK Commission for Employment and Skills’ (UKCES) labour market surveys to provide an analysis of the causes of youth unemployment. The report covers:

  • the changing structure of the labour market
  • the increasing use of recruitment channels that disadvantage young people
  • the growing value employers place on work experience

An updated version of this paper - Scaling the Youth Employment Challenge - was published by UKCES in March 2013.

Updates to this page

Published 1 July 2012

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