The total global number of unemployed youths should fall to 73 million in 2022, down by two million from the year before, the United Nations said Thursday. However, the figure is still six million higher than the pre-pandemic level of 2019, with the recovery in youth unemployment lagging behind the bounceback in other age groups, the UN’s International Labour Organisation said. Their 300-page “Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022” update on key youth labour market indicators and trends said the pandemic exacerbated the market challenges generally facing young people.
