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Ghosted, Overlooked, and Stressed: European Young Adults’ Job Hunt

Young Europeans are facing unemployment across the region, and many feel it’s leaving their career paths uncertain… 

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team
KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Young Europeans are experiencing youth unemployment rising across the region and some countries at record highs
  • The majority of young adults in Europe say they’re struggling to find jobs, and not for lack of trying
  • Many are worried about AI interfering with their careers
For young adults in Western Europe, the job market feels anything but easy right now. Recent headlines claim youth unemployment is on the rise across the region, from the U.K., where the number of unemployed young people is expected to hit its highest since 2015, to France, where unemployment has climbed to a four-year high and is hitting young workers the hardest. Even across the European Union, where overall unemployment is improving, young people are the exception. It’s the kind of narrative that makes the situation feel bleak, showing how in many ways, young people are feeling the impact of the job market as they try to enter the workforce.   Plus, YPulse’s Western Europe Employment and Career Goals report shows nearly half (47%) of 18-24-year-olds in Europe are actively looking for a job right now regardless of their current employment status. So, while this job market is obviously difficult for unemployed young Europeans, it’s also shaping early career moves for young Europeans who already have jobs. Despite the...

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