Teenage Unemployment in Australia: Measurement, Extent and Explanations, August 1984 In order to place the issue of youth in transition in the context of the underlying economic realities confronting young people, this paper commences by explaining something about the concepts used to analyse the labour market situation of young people. It then presents a brief discussion of some long run perspectives on the activities of young people before presenting an analysis of developments in the youth labour market over the period between 1966 and 1982. The magnitude of youth unemployment grew enormously in the first half of the 1970s, and the fourth section of this paper outlines several factors which may have contributed to the rise, and emphasises the role of the general economic recession as the key factor. The paper concludes by drawing upon recent research into the dynamics of the youth labour market in order to offer some comments about policy responses towards youth unemployment. |
