In the current context of economic instability, young men and women face increasing uncertainty in their hopes of finding a decent job.
There is no doubt that the global economic crisis has further exposed the fragility of youth in the labour market.
At the end of 2010, there were an estimated 75.1 million young people in the world struggling to find work - 4.6 million more than in 2007.
Between 2008 and 2009, the number of unemployed youth increased by an unprecedented 4.5 million, according to the International Labour Office.
Let us take a look at the global unemployment rate.
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Here's how many are UNEMPLOYED around the world
Image: 9.9 per cent are unemployed in South Asia.Youth unemployment rate in 2010
Developed Economies and European Union: 17.9 per cent
Central and South-Eastern Europe (non-EU) and CIS: 19.4 per cent
East Asia: 8.8 per cent
South-East Asia and the Pacific: 13.6 per cent
South Asia: 9.9 per cent
Latin America and the Caribbean: 14.4 per cent
Middle East: 25.5 per cent
North Africa: 23.8 per cent
Sub-Saharan Africa: 12.5 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in Australia is 11.5 per cent.Australia
Unemployment rate in 2007: 9.4 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 11.5 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 0.9 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 1.5 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 40.5 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 43.2 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in Austria is 8.8 per cent.Austria
Unemployment rate in 2007: 8.7 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 8.8 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 1.1 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 1.5 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 14.4 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 15.9 per cent
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Image: Belgium's long-term unemployment rate is 6.7 per cent.Belgium
Unemployment rate in 2007: 18.8 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 22.4 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 5.6 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 6.7 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 16.8 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 18.0 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in Bulgaria is 23.2 per cent.Bulgaria
Unemployment rate in 2007: 15.1 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 23.2 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 6.3 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 9.7 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 2.9 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 5.0 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate is 14.8 per cent in Canada.Canada
Unemployment rate in 2007: 11.2 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 14.8 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 0.2 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 0.6 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 44.8 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 48.1 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in Denmark is 13.8 per cent.Denmark
Unemployment rate in 2007: 7.9 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 13.8 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 0.4 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 0.8 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 52.0 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 59.1 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in Estonia is 33 per cent.Estonia
Unemployment rate in 2007: 10.0 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 33.0 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 3.0 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: n.a. per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 10.0 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 18.1 per cent
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Image: Finland's unemployment rate is 20.3 per cent.Finland
Unemployment rate in 2007: 15.7 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 20.3 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 0.8 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 1.5 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 31.4 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 34.0 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in France is 22.5 per cent.France
Unemployment rate in 2007: 18.9 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 22.5 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 4.4 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 6.5 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 17.1 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 17.6 per cent
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Image: Germany's unemployment rate is 9.7 per cent.Germany
Unemployment rate in 2007: 11.7 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 9.7 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 3.6 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 2.6 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 18.2 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 17.6 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in Greece is 32.9 per cent.Greece
Unemployment rate in 2007: 22.9 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 32.9 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 9.5 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 11.7 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 10.6 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 14.5 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in Hungary is 26.6 per cent.Hungary
Unemployment rate in 2007: 18.0 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 26.6 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 6.7 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 10.7 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 3.5 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 4.8 per cent
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Image: Iceland's unemployment rate is 16.2 per cent.Iceland
Unemployment rate in 2007: 7.2 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 16.2 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 1.5 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: Not available
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 36.3 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 45.5 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in Ireland is 27.5 per cent.Ireland
Unemployment rate in 2007: 9.0 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 27.5 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 1.8 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 10.9 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 22.5 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 39.5 per cent
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Image: Italy's unemployment rate is 27.8 per cent.Italy
Unemployment rate in 2007: 20.3 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 27.8 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 8.1 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 12.2 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 16.7 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 21.5 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in Japan is 9.2 per cent.Japan
Unemployment rate in 2007: 7.7 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 9.2 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 1.5 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 2.5 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 25.5 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 29.0 per cent
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Image: Latvia's unemployment rate is 13.5 per cent.Latvia
Unemployment rate in 2007: 25.6 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 13.5 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 1.1 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 11.5 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 12.9 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 13.8 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in Lithuania is 15.7 per cent.Lithuania
Unemployment rate in 2007: 20.4 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 15.7 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 1.5 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 10.8 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 9.3 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 11.1 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in Luxembourg is 14.2 per cent.Luxembourg
Unemployment rate in 2007: 15.2 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 14.2 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 3.5 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 3.7 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 3.9 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 14.4 per cent
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Image: Malta's unemployment rate is 13.1 per cent.Malta
Unemployment rate in 2007: 14.0 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 13.1 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: Not available
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: Not available
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 15.1 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 17.1 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in the Netherlands is 8.7 per cent.The Netherlands
Unemployment rate in 2007: 5.9 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 8.7 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 0.7 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 1.0 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 61.4 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 65.2 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in New Zealand is 17.1 per cent.New Zealand
Unemployment rate in 2007: 10.1 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 17.1 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 0.2 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 0.7 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 39.3 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 41.3 per cent
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Image: Norway's unemployment rate is 9.3 per cent.Norway
Unemployment rate in 2007: 7.3 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 9.3 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 0.2 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 0.3 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 46.0 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 48.9 per cent
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Image: Spain's unemployment is 41.6 per cent.Spain
Unemployment rate in 2007: 18.2 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 41.6 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 2.4 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 14.6 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 19.5 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 28.3 per cent
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Image: Sweden's unemployment rate is 25.2 per cent.Sweden
Unemployment rate in 2007: 18.8 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 25.2 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 0.6 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 1.5 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 34.7 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 37.9 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in Switzerland is 7.2 per cent.Switzerland
Unemployment rate in 2007: 7.1 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 7.2 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: Not available
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: Not available
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 18.9 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 18.8 per cent
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Image: The UK's unemployment rate is 19.1 per cent.The United Kingdom
Unemployment rate in 2007: 14.4 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 19.1 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 2.4 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 4.6 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 32.3 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 37.4 per cent
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Image: Unemployment rate in the US is 18.4 per cent.The United States
Unemployment rate in 2007: 10.5 per cent
Unemployment rate in 2010: 18.4 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2007: 0.7 per cent
Long-term unemployment rate in 2010: 3.4 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2007: 34.0 per cent
Part-time employment rate in 2010: 38.1 per cent
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