Although the labor market figures have gradually improved in recent months, after the deterioration left by the health emergency in these indicators, the gaps between the national average and the youth population.
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For the February-April 2023 quarter, for example, the national unemployment indicator was 10.7%, while in the young population the proportion was 18%, that is, a difference of 7.3 points.
Similarly, while in the country there are 2.7 million unemployed, In the case of people between the ages of 15 and 28, there are 1.1 million citizens seeking employment. This also implies that young people represent 42% of the unemployed in the country.
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According to the statistics of the Danish, on the other hand, it is evident that within this age range the gender gaps are also reinforced. The unemployment rate for young men is 14.5%, while the female rate is 22.9%. Among the unemployed youth, 529,000 are men and 615,000 are women.
Added to this, according to official statistics, in Colombia there are 2.74 million people between the ages of 15 and 28 who are neither working nor studying. This represents 24.2% of people of working age for that age range. By sex, this relationship is 8.1% in the case of men and 16.1% for women.
According to Dane’s figures, young people between 15 and 28 years old or of working age in the country decreased to 11.3 million. Of these, 5.2 million are employed, while 4.9 million are out of the labor force.
In other words, they are people who do not work but are looking for a job, since they are students, they are dedicated to housework or other activities.
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What are young people used for?
Entering the labor market is not easy, and this population is located especially in the sectors that are more intensive in employment, such as commerce, with 19% of workers in this age group, the agricultural sector (14.8%) and manufacturing industries (11.2%).
In the case of trade, 1.01 million young people work in these activities, followed by 770,000 young people working in agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry and fishing; there are also 581,000 young people working in manufacturing industries.
Another sector with a significant labor participation of the youth population is accommodation and food services, which employs 511,000 young people, and also in the branch of public administration and defense, education and health, with 436,000 young people working in this, or in artistic and entertainment activities (427,000).
Within youth workers, it is also highlighted that the majority (55.5%) work as private employees, which is 2.8 million people, and also that 32.9% of young workers, 1.71 million, are self employed. It is also noted that 225,000 young people are unpaid family workers.
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