Mitradel oriented 370 students at El Arte y Oficio in a labor market preparation effort focused on the challenge of youth unemployment in Panama. The initiative comes as first-time job seekers continue to face barriers to entering the workforce.
Panama’s labor market is failing many young people, with youth unemployment running well above the national average and nearly half of workers in informality. The mismatch between education and employer needs is deepening the problem.
China’s urban youth unemployment rate for 16-to-24-year-olds (excluding students) fell to 16.1% in February, down from 16.3% in January, marking a sixth consecutive monthly decline.
Telemetro reports roughly 96,000 young Panamanians are unemployed — an estimated youth unemployment rate of 17.8%–19.9% — with many turning to occasional or informal work.
