JOBS FOR YOUTH – IS THERE A LABOUR MARKET FOR YOUTH IN ROMANIA?

Cristina Mocanu and Ana-Maria Zamfir
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Cristina Mocanu: National Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection & University of Bucharest, Department for Sociology and Social Work
Ana-Maria Zamfir: National Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection

SEA - Practical Application of Science, 2016, issue 11, 401-407

Abstract: Romania is one of the European countries characterized by high rates of unemployment for youth aged 15-24 (21.7% in 2015) and long transitions of graduates from school to the world of work. Several policies were developed in order to facilitate the entrance of youth on the labor market, but with limited outcomes. The present paper aims to analyze the job opportunities for youth on the Romanian labor market in order to understand the demand-side opportunities and barriers. We use the data from a national representative survey among companies carried out in 2015 and we focus the analysis on the job vacancies for youth and the skills required, as well as on employers’ satisfaction on the skills and knowledge of newly hired graduates.

Keywords: Youth unemployment; Youth employability; Youth labour market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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