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Generation J(obless): A Quarter Of The Planet's Youth Is Neither Working Nor Studying
• http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler DurdenTwo things make the problem more pressing now. The financial crisis and its aftermath had an unusually big effect on them. Many employers sack the newest hires first, so a recession raises youth joblessness disproportionately. The number of young people out of work in the OECD is almost a third higher than in 2007. Second, the emerging economies that have the largest and fastest-growing populations of young people also have the worst-run labour markets.