How policymakers can boost youth employment
This paper addresses the broader enabling environment – policies and programs, financial and civil society resources – that will help improve the employment outlook for young people and enable more effective assistance to youth who are struggling. We want to address key actors, especially policymakers and educators, who can take a broad view of the youth employability challenge and exercise leadership in bringing successful approaches to scale.
ManpowerGroup is deeply concerned about the consequences of youth unemployment. The issue intersects business operations at three levels: in efforts to provide recruitment solutions for employer clients, to find jobs for candidates, and to build employability and address skills shortages through workforce development initiatives. ManpowerGroup believes that new and more aggressive strategies – supported by states but implemented through multi-stakeholder partnerships – are required to empower more young people to succeed in the new economy.