CommentaryA Covid-19 induced rise in youth unemployment presents a clear and present danger and can only mean a slower economic recovery. While Covid-19 is disproportionately harsh on older people, young people, perhaps more than any other demographic, face the greatest threat from the pandemic. Young people tend to work in the informal economy or in retail and service industries that have been severely affected. A Covid-19 induced rise in youth unemployment presents a clear and present danger and can only mean a slower economic recovery. It calls for targeted policy interventions without which the youth will be disproportionately affected by the emerging global recession.

Source: Standard Digital June 12, 2020 19:07 UTC