LETTER FROM
THE EDITOR
ART STREIBER
The Jobless
Generation
I
N THIS WEEK’S
issue, we look at youth
unemployment on an
international scale, putting the spotlight on a problem that
threatens economic growth and social stability in dozens of countries.
In France, close to one in four
people under 25 is unemployed.
In Spain, 56 percent of those under 25 are jobless, while in Italy
some 40 percent of workers under 30 are unemployed. Last year,
the youth unemployment rate in
Egypt hit 39 percent. Meanwhile,
in America, the unemployment
rate for 20- to 24-year-olds sits
at about 13 percent, nearly double
the overall unemployment rate.
To put flesh and blood on these
statistics, Peter Goodman, Chris
Kirkham and Stanislas Kraland
spoke with young adults in nations all over the world, focusing
on those who graduated from college but have been unable to secure employment since.
HUFFINGTON
10.20.13
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