You won't believe how high Spain's youth unemployment rate is
The years including and following 2008 have not been kind to Canadian youths, who've faced a soaring unemployment rate in their most vulnerable years.
After graduation, when careers are supposed to be born, they have miscarried in Canada, where many have been snuffed out before they began.
Early in 2008, the unemployment rate among 15-to-24-year-olds in Canada stood at 11.1 per cent, where it'd been for about two years straight. Since? We've peaked at 16.4 per cent, before settling in just under 15 per cent, as of last count.
But you think that's bad? It's tough for every Canadian youth, yes, but thank your lucky maple leaves you're not testing the job market in Spain.
According to the latest release from the Spanish government, the youth unemployment rate (16-to-24-year-olds here) came in at 55 per cent, and even that's down from a rate of 56.5 per cent last November.
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Not that the rest of the country's doing so hot. Spain's total unemployment rate is right around 26.6 per cent, which means that more than two youths are unemployed for every adult that is in Spain.
We know how those figures stack up against Canada's, though is comparing Spain's youth unemployment to Canada's fair?
You might say no. This is Canada, the thinking goes. Our banking sector held up quite well during the downturn, so our economy's a bit of a model for the world.
That may hold water. Though all it takes is a step back to note how preposterous Spain's youth unemployment rate really is.
According to the International Labour Organization, the global youth unemployment rate stood around 12.6 per cent last year.
So, in other words, 12.6 per cent is typical for a youth unemployment rate in 2012. How crazy does Spain's 55 per cent figure seem now?
Posted by: fubar | Jan 26, 2022 12:55:43 PM
sure its held up look how they have been bleeding their customers with all the added fees!!!!!
Posted by: Sam | Jan 26, 2022 1:53:23 PM
These are the kids who are supposed to be paying for people's pensions in a few years?
We'll see how all of this plays out when these kids are 30+ no work experience and the politicians and civil servants are looking for their gold plated pensions.
Fun times ahead.