Youth unemployment
Youth Unemployment
Amar Chamas
Charbel Makhlouf
Pamela Atallah
Mohamad Fattouh
Nazih Chbeir
PSPA 202
American University of Beirut
Question 1- What is the problem?
When we refer to youth adults we mean those individuals who are between 20 and 40 years. Youth Unemployment can be defined as individuals who are raging between 20 to 40 years, are not being working for a period of time, and are seeking to find job. “More than 200 million people are globally unemployed today, with the unemployment rate of those under 25 two to three times higher than the average. Perhaps nowhere is this situation more represented than in Lebanon. Lebanon is currently facing a critical unemployment situation, compounded by political instability both at the regional and national levels, and made worse by the influx of approximately 1.5 million refugees from Syria.”1
Question 2- Who is problem affecting and how?
It is obvious that the answer to this question would be the Lebanese youth, who are the most affected by the problem of unemployment. But we cannot limit the problem because it affects the whole community and the economical system.
After receiving their certificates, new graduates are in search of jobs. But sadly they hit the wall of unemployment. They do not find jobs in the field of their specialization or any job at all. This has an impact on the parents of the unemployed students too, because when they do not work, they are still financed by their parents. “At present, the overall unemployment rate in Lebanon stands at 24 percent with youth unemployment exceeding 35 percent.”2 This rate hinders economic growth. Inputs decrease which leads to a decline in production and the total output of the economy decreases.
Question 3- Who are the actors involved?
There are many actors that are being involved in the youth unemployment’s problem. One of these actors is the private sector. The private sector requires abilities, which depend on the economy’s structure. Because of
Amar Chamas
Charbel Makhlouf
Pamela Atallah
Mohamad Fattouh
Nazih Chbeir
PSPA 202
American University of Beirut
Question 1- What is the problem?
When we refer to youth adults we mean those individuals who are between 20 and 40 years. Youth Unemployment can be defined as individuals who are raging between 20 to 40 years, are not being working for a period of time, and are seeking to find job. “More than 200 million people are globally unemployed today, with the unemployment rate of those under 25 two to three times higher than the average. Perhaps nowhere is this situation more represented than in Lebanon. Lebanon is currently facing a critical unemployment situation, compounded by political instability both at the regional and national levels, and made worse by the influx of approximately 1.5 million refugees from Syria.”1
Question 2- Who is problem affecting and how?
It is obvious that the answer to this question would be the Lebanese youth, who are the most affected by the problem of unemployment. But we cannot limit the problem because it affects the whole community and the economical system.
After receiving their certificates, new graduates are in search of jobs. But sadly they hit the wall of unemployment. They do not find jobs in the field of their specialization or any job at all. This has an impact on the parents of the unemployed students too, because when they do not work, they are still financed by their parents. “At present, the overall unemployment rate in Lebanon stands at 24 percent with youth unemployment exceeding 35 percent.”2 This rate hinders economic growth. Inputs decrease which leads to a decline in production and the total output of the economy decreases.
Question 3- Who are the actors involved?
There are many actors that are being involved in the youth unemployment’s problem. One of these actors is the private sector. The private sector requires abilities, which depend on the economy’s structure. Because of