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Economists warn downturn could reshape the lives of American youth for decades to come
The reality facing this year’s leavers is likely to be even harsher than the one I faced in 2009
Tell us how graduating into a pandemic economy is affecting you personally and professionally
Voices from aspirant young people staking their claim for prosperity
Narrowing pay gaps curb offshoring trend; Russia vying to be a major destination for foreign students; state support drives Belarus’ IT success; India ramps up legal training for graduates; Mexico boosts job apprenticeship scheme; Africa’s IT skills dilemma; crypto scam exposes gaps in financial literacy
Vocational training urgently needs to be resuscitated
Post-crisis recovery sees a rise in precarious work and economic inactivity
Italian island suffers from eurozone’s highest rate of youth economic inactivity
Jobless rate is still more than double that of Germany despite steady economic growth
Most education is now disconnected from the needs of students and the labour market
Struggle to access a global talent pool could apply to other industries post-Brexit
Region urged to narrow vast gender gap in labour market and tackle youth joblessness
Widespread allegations of favouritism despite government pledges to eradicate practice
Asian nation grapples with ageing population and competition from China and AI
Should I stay or should I go?
Roots of success are grounded in culture and the German model of capitalism
Neets who remain adrift of the system become increasingly unemployable
From KPI to SLA, an alphabet soup of acronyms scares off inexperienced applicants
Without investment in manufacturing, continent faces a Malthusian crisis
Tech tools are liberating workers to organise their lives in ways unimaginable a generation ago
The country needs the right conditions for the sector to grow
New training schemes in the UK aim to remedy decades of prejudice
The nature of work is changing continuously, affecting people in both rich and poor countries
To tackle youth unemployment we have to create the right kinds of jobs in the right places, through investments that are both economically and socially profitable
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