• In most countries, unemployment rates were two to three times higher for youth than for adults.
• The ratios of youth to adult unemployment rates were highest in Sweden, New Zealand, and Italy. The ratio was lowest in Germany.

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NOTE: 2004 for Singapore. Youth are defined as persons ages 15 or 16 to 24. Adults are defined as persons ages 25 and over.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and International Labor Office.