This thesis is dealing with Unemployment, specifically Youth Unemployment, in Slovenia and selected Countries within the European Union. Amongst the selected Countries, with which the comparison is made is Great Britain (which will in the future most probably not belong to the EU anymore) and also Italy as the other EU member. These are three totally different Countries, but with a common issue, which started in 2008.
The Global Financial and Economic Crisis, which caused the real devastation of the Economy in Countries more than 5 years ago, is still recognizable on the Labor Market and with High Rates of Unemployment, especially Youth. Each generation is tackling with the problems on the Labor Market, but there are several reasons why Youth is a vulnarable group within a Labor Market. One of the most important reasons for not employing the Youth is Lack of Work Experience, since Employers no longer see the acquired Theoretical knowledge (Schools) as an Asset, but they value more the practical knowledge (Work).
The purpose of the Thesis is to present the Problem of Youth Unemployment and comparison of Unemployment between Slovenia, Great Britain and Italy. With the Thesis, I want to find out how has the Situation in this field changed over the years, How the Countries are Dealing with it and what Measures have been taken to Reduce the Unemployment.
In my research for the Thesis, I have found out, that the rate of Youth Unemployment has been increasing for the selected Countries, since the Global Financial and Economic Crisis. Of all three compared Countries, the worst is in Italy, as the rate of Unemployed Youth reached alsmost half of Youth Popluation (50%). Great Britain has the lowest rate of Youth Unemployment, as they are tackling the Unemployment since the beginning, with Actions and Reforms that were Effective and ecouraging and brought Results. Slovenia is within the EU as usual in the middle, among the selected two Countries. It is taclking the problem better than Italy, but not as good as Great Britain. Interesting information i.e. the result of the analysis, showed that in all three Countries, among the Young People aged 15-24, most Men are Unemployed in terms of Yex. Judging from the widly shown information, we would think that the opposite is true. This is in principle, because Women are longer in Education, than Men and they enter the Labor Market later, where they get a job faster.
Actions and Solutions for Tackling the Youth Unemployment need to be well Analyzed and put into Practice. Slovenia, as well as Italy, should observe Great Britain in order to know how to tackle the Youth Unemployment. High importance should be given in gaining the Work Experience already during the Education. That can achieved with more Practical Work Experience, Internships, Industrial Placements and enable the Young to gain Experience (inclucing Multi-Annual) through Part-Time (Contract) jobs.
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