Europe’s under-25 joblessness woes
5 million under-25 job-hunters hit the European dole lists at the beginning of 2009. That’s one million more than the year before! A whopping 39% of 16- to 24-year-olds in Spain are unemployed – and they’re not alone. A generation of graduates speak out
Young graduates job-hunt in Italy, Portugal and Greece
Three graduates in European studies, language and literature and nursing voice their experiences in the Mediterranean. Part two in a job testimony series of young Europeans based at home
Europe's youth stack up the degrees to shun the dole
With one out of five under-25s job-hunting in Europe, many opt to continue studying as long as it takes to avoid signing up on the dole. Diverse realities of a generation in the middle of the crisis
university, economy, economical crisis, society, youth, testimony, unemployment
2009's graduate flavour comes in crisis: part one, England and Ireland
Two language and literature graduates compare their experiences of entering the work world in 2009. Part one in a job testimony series of young Europeans based at home
precarity, economy, economical crisis, society, youth, eurogeneration, job seekers, unemployment
Europe's five million unemployed youth
The impact of the world economic crisis is being felt on the European workforce. Since the start of 2009, 18.3% of people under 25 have been out of work. It's a figure that's been on the rise since 2008
Young Spaniards escape crisis by moving around in Europe
Three out of ten Spaniards under 25 are unemployed. This group is the hardest hit by the crisis and has the highest unemployment rate in the EU (35.4%). Unfair dismissals, businesses closing, poor wages and working conditions... Young Europeans and specifically the Spaniards, don’t have it easy, but they are facing up to it. Those that can, leave their country in search of a more promising future in Europe, seeing this adventure as a long-term investment
Young Europeans would like to be Scandinavian
How is the step into the job market experienced in Europe? Sociologist Cécile van de Velde has studied and compared this link between university and employment in Spain, France, the UK and Denmark. Interview
sociology, university, studies, employment, society, youth, labour, eurogeneration
