Thursday, March 19, 2015

How Youth Unemployment In South Africa Has Been For Years

By Lelia Hall


The current challenge that most countries in the world are facing is how to handle the growing number of young people in their countries. The situation is even getting worse in developing countries because the youth population is growing rapidly. However, we will look at how youth unemployment in South Africa has affected its growth and development.

Statistics shows that the youth are one-quarter of the world working population. However, this number is smaller compared to the total population of the young people across the world. In this case, we are talking of an age group of about 18 to 28 years as at the United Nations.

The United Nations also put it that the unemployed are those who are willing to work, but there are no jobs for them to do some search. Since the economic meltdown more and more people are getting jobs because the economy of South Africa is fast growing. It is also because the government has also been putting effort in ensuring that their youngest and strongest population has something to do.

The statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics show that the jobless rate has reduced by over three percent. It is one of the biggest drops since the economic meltdown that left many people unemployed. The young people in South Africa should not worry about the trends. It is because the trends show that the percentage is lower in other parts of the world, and South Africa is performing better.

Before we look at the number of individuals that lack jobs, let us see the factors that hinder job distribution in South Africa. Citizens must start investing in proper education, and the government must do their part in terms of infrastructure and policy. People are becoming more educated and taking up courses that spur the countries growth and development. However, the number should be higher to meet the current demands of the country's market.

The education system should also offer the relevant courses that are marketable in the economy. Some of the challenges that the people in this age group have is they have a mindset that only white collar jobs are the best. They should change their ways of thinking and give blue collar jobs a try. Blue collar jobs offer the best chance for them to be creative and create the jobs that the country needs to employ other people.

Sometimes it takes trying to offer solutions to problems in the world to come up with great start-ups that would provide jobs to other people. It is for this reason that universities and colleges must aim at releasing the full potential of their students by allowing them to innovative. Your dream job is always in your mind, and if you put it in action you can be one of the most successful people in the world.

Finally, South African youth should stand counted by applying for internship programs when they are still looking for the jobs. It is the best way they will not be idle and get themselves in things that would kill their talents.




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