2015年经济学人 年轻人与失业 年轻人就业

Young and workless

Youth employment

Recent figures confirmed that government labour-market policies, such as the age discrimination act of 2006 and the equality act of 2010,

have enabled older workers to stay in the labour market longer. Two-thirds of the increase in employment since May 2010 has been among those aged¹ 50 and over.

Younger workers meanwhile experienced the biggest relative drop in employment during the recession and have not yet recovered to pre-2008 levels.

Youth unemployment is still higher than pre-recession levels even though participation² for the age group is lower.

A recent report found that young people might be held back by a lack of “employability” skills including literacy,

numeracy and self-management and that a positive, proactive approach to work was lacking. Attitude and ability appear to hinder them more than age.

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

2 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。