Labor market · Interview · 4 min · 24.09.2026 12:15
Why youth unemployment reads differently
The overall unemployment figure is an average. For young people the same market is often stricter.
A person is unemployed if they have no job, can work, and are actively looking. A student who is not looking is not in this figure.
The rate is high among young people because a first job asks for experience, and experience asks for a first job. That closed loop shows up as a gap between groups.
The season matters too: summer jobs and the start of the school year move the line up and down even when the trend does not change.
