Despite many labor policies over the past twenty years, the youth unemployment rate in Macedonia remains very high (around 50%). The 2012 School-to-Work transition survey showed that nearly 35% of Macedonia’s youth in employment are either under or over qualified for their job. A team of local researchers investigates what impact the length of unemployment a person experiences has on how suited they are to their eventual position. The researchers find a tremendous discrepancy between the supply and demand in the labor market with many university graduates looking for work while most job creation is for positions requiring only secondary education.
Find out more about the research methods, findings and policy recommendations in the following PEP publications:
