This paper highlights the contrasting trends in youth labour market performance over the past decade using a wide range of indicators. It presents new evidence on the length of transitions from school to work, and the degree to which temporary jobs serve as either traps for young people or stepping-stones to good careers. The paper...

This paper highlights the trends in youth labour market performance over the past decade using a wide range of indicators. It also presents new evidence on the length of transitions from school to work; the wages, working conditions and stability of jobs performed by youth; and the degree of 'over-education' - the gap between the...