Abstract:

In recent years, youth unemployment in the world and in Turkey, has become a priority problem to be solved. The aim of the study is to reveal the factors that affect young unemployment according to their education level. For this purpose, young unemployment was analyzed by generalized ordered logit model according to education levels. The data were obtained from the household labor force survey for 2014-2016, which was implemented by TURKSTAT. The dependent variable; young unemployment is variable according to the education level which is composed of 4 categories, uneducated, primary, high school and university graduates. Independent variables; demographic factors such as region, gender, age, marital status, living on the shore, as well as job search channels and work experience variables such as applying for an employer, request from relatives, applying for Turkish Employment Agency and applying for private employment. According to the findings obtained; Job search channels other than requesting relatives do not contribute positively to the employment of educated young unemployed people. Educated young people who live in the province of their birth and have a certain social environment are less likely to be unemployed than others, while those living in developed regions are more likely to be unemployed. In addition, it was concluded that women are more likely to be unemployed educated young than men, and married young people are less likely to be unemployed than single.

Keywords: