The Decent Jobs for Youth knowledge facility is a digital platform of tools, publications, databases, thematic resources and more to support evidence-informed action on youth employment.
It leverages the collective experience of multiple partners to share curated, state of the art knowledge and to facilitate learning opportunities for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of youth employment policies and programmes.
Decent Jobs for Youth is the global initiative to scale up action and impact on youth employment in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This platform is a hub for catalyzing partnerships, collaboration and coordinated action grounded in evidence-based strategies. Our vision is a world in which young women and men everywhere have greater access to decent jobs.

Globally, nearly 68 million young women & men are looking for a job
Globally, more than 123 million young people are working, yet living in poverty
Globally, around one-fifth of young people are not in employment, education, or training (NEET)

Northern America
Ageing societies create uncertainty in labour markets and have a profound effect on young people’s economic prospects and working conditions.
2 million young people are currently unemployed
14 per cent of young people are not in employment, education or training
52 per cent of young women are either working or looking for work

Latin America and the Caribbean
The high number of young people in informal work is a major policy concern. There are significant gender differences, with young women making up the majority of NEET youth.
9 million young people are currently unemployed
3 million young people are working but living in poverty
22 per cent of young people are not in employment, education or training

Sub-Saharan Africa
A bulging young population and large number of young people in the labour market result in growing numbers of young unemployed, despite the stable youth unemployment rate. Informality is the rule for young women and men in sub-Saharan Africa.
9 million young people are currently unemployed
65 million young people are working but living in poverty
19 per cent of young people are not in employment, education or training

Middle East and North Africa
The youth unemployment rate is the highest in the world, with young women particularly unlikely to enter the workforce.
More than 5 million young people are currently unemployed
25 per cent young people in Arab States are trapped in working poverty. This is more than per cent in Northern Africa.
34 per cent of young people in Arab States are not in employment, education or training. This figure is 27 per cent in the Northern Africa.

Europe and Central Asia
Long periods of unemployment hurt job prospects for youth and hinder their ability to develop new skills.
6 million young people are currently unemployed
More than 1 million young people in Central Asia and Western Asia are working but living in poverty
22 per cent of young people in Central and Western Asia are not in employment, education or training. This figure is 15 per cent in Eastern Europe and 11 per cent in Northern, Southern and Western Europe.

Asia and the Pacific
Low household incomes and limited access to education drive young people into informal work at early ages. The gender gap has widened in Eastern Asia and in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific.
35 million young people are currently unemployed
55 million young people are working but living in poverty work
31 per cent of young people in Southern Asia are not in employment, education or training. This figure is 18 per cent in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific and 17 per cent in Eastern Asia.

The youth employment challenge is enormous. But it is not insurmountable. We have a vision of a world where young women and men everywhere can earn a fair income while working in conditions of security, dignity and equality. Getting young people into decent jobs is not just essential for their future, but for the future of our local communities, our countries and our global society. Decent jobs for youth are also essential to realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Investing in youth employment requires a collaborative approach to prioritizing job creation while helping youth to overcome specific disadvantages, such as skills mismatch and discrimination.
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