youth employment
Young workers' hiring
Youth employment refers to the participation of young people—typically teenagers and young adults—in paid work.
The term appears in policy discussions about job markets, workforce development, and economic opportunity for those entering adulthood: Youth employment programs help teenagers gain work experience.
It encompasses both the rate at which young people hold jobs and the broader systems designed to connect them with work.
- apprenticeshipsSupervised vocational training periods
- soft skillsInterpersonal workplace competencies
- internshipsSupervised workplace learning periods
- entry levelFor those starting out
- work experienceRecord of past jobs
labor market · job market · gig economy · job creation · labor laws · wages · first paycheck · technical skills · inclusion · job training · gender equality · economic growth · social mobility · financial independence · income inequality · economic instability · tax incentives · STEM education
- social servicessocial workers, social work, social services, welfare office, case workers
- Youth Jobsteen workers, summer jobs, part-time jobs, first job, babysitters
- employment ageminimum age, working age, age limits, age requirement, age restriction
- youth policyjuvenile justice, child protection, student rights, education reform, policy reform
- youth servicesteen centers, drop-in centers, after-school programs, camps, summer camps
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview