Removing demand-side barriers to youth employment

Many structural barriers to youth employment are also related to labour demand. They call for temporary measures during the ongoing jobs crisis but also for structural reforms that could be beneficial well beyond the crisis. In many countries, actions are needed on several different areas. Recent promising and innovative measures implemented in OECD countries are presented in three areas: i) investing in funds that promote new skills for new jobs targeting young entrants ii) reducing the cost of employing low-skilled youth and iii) continue efforts to reduce labour-market duality overall.