GENEVA (AN) — Global youth unemployment rates fell to 13% in 2023, equivalent to 64.9 million people. That's below pre-pandemic levels – but not all regions benefited equally. Unemployment rates rose for 15- to 24-year-olds in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Pacific regions.
Global unemployment for youth is at 13%. That's actually a 15-year low.
But the International Labor Organization notes the post-pandemic job recovery for 15- to 24-year-olds is not universal.
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