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Collection Methodology for Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities

Dimension Economy
Sub-Dimension Productivity
Category Employment
KPI Name Youth Unemployment Rate
KPI No. EC: P: EM: 2C Type: Core Type: Structural

Definition / Percentage of the city youth labour force that is unemployed
Description

Rationale / Youth unemployment is indicative of a country’s economic health. In periods of
Interpretation / economic contraction, new hires are often fired first, resulting in youth being hit
Benchmarking especially hard.
Higher rates of youth unemployment are correlated with lower productivity,
competitiveness, limited lifetime earnings and lower happiness.
Youth unemployment leads to increases in: public spending, income inequality,
feelings of isolation and marginalization, burdens on youth and families, mental
health issues and emigration of talent.
Since Youth Unemployment is correlated with national unemployment figures, city
benchmarks should take national rates into consideration.
Unemployed youth shall refer to individuals:
▪ who are above the legal working age and under 24 years of age;
▪ who are currently without work;
▪ who are actively seeking work in a recent past period (past four weeks); and
▪ who are currently available for work.
Youth who did not look for work but have a future labour market stake
(arrangements for a future job start) are counted as unemployed (International
Labour Organization).
A declining trend and lower values are considered a positive sign of progress.
Sources ILO. Key indicators of youth labour markets: Concepts, definitions and tabulations.
Retrieved from
<http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@ed_emp/documents/instructionalm
aterial/wcms_140860.pdf>
Methodology Calculate as:
Numerator: Total number of the city youth labour force that is unemployed.
Denominator: Total number of the city youth labour force.
Multiply by 100
As an alternative, and where available, government statistics can be directly
reported instead of calculating the indicator value.
Unit Percentage
Data Sources / Data can be collected from local or national bodies, including municipal sites or
Relevant government statistical agencies.
Databases
SDG Reference(s) SDG Indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate by sex, age group and people with
disabilities SDG Target 8.6: By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth
not in employment, education or training.

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