International Journal of Islamic Business and Economics (IJIBEC)
Vol 3 No 2 (2019): Volume 3 Nomor 2 Tahun 2019

Determinants of Graduate Youth Unemployment (A Case Study in West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia)

Gebisa, Diriba Ayele (Unknown)
Negash Geleta Etana (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Nov 2019

Abstract

Today, youth unemployment is a common agenda and a critical issue of all countries; particularly in developing countries. In Ethiopia, lack of employment opportunities for educated young people is a critical development challenges facing the country. The objective of this study was to identify the determinants of graduate youth unemployment. To answer the research objective data was collected by a structured questionnaire from 312 samples of respondents, wherein a snow ball sampling technique was used and data was analysed using mixed research design, descriptive and casual design; where a binary logistic regression model used to examine the relationship between dependent and independent variables. The result indicated that amongst the nine variables of the determinants of graduate youth unemployment; education, number of graduates, work experience, career advice, market information, family income, aspire to the low-income job, and education quality, all were significantly affected unemployment rate except entrepreneurial ability. As a result, based on these findings, it can be recommended that there is a critical need for government, NGOs and all other stakeholders to work on these determinants to reduce graduate unemployment.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

Ijibec

Publisher

Subject

Religion Economics, Econometrics & Finance Environmental Science

Description

Focus: Islamic Economics and Small and Micro Enterprises Scope: The scope of this journal encompasses the integration of Islamic Economics especially on Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) and local economies. It focuses on: 1.Analyzing the influence of Islamic values on consumer perceptions, ...