Desemprego de jovens na região metropolitana de Salvador (2000 – 2011)

Abstract

The unemployment among young people has intrigued scholars worldwide. In Brazil, the problem has also drawn attention, even during the economic expansion. In general, this is not a local problem and affects all regions of the country. This study, the research evaluates the total youth unemployment in the Metropolitan Region of Salvador (RMS) in the period 2000 to 2011. It is a descriptive analysis based on data from the DIEESE (2012). More specifically, it presents an overview of unemployment by age group and determines the relationship between the total youth unemployment and other adult age groups. The survey results show that the rate of youth unemployment in the metropolitan region of Salvador was always higher than that of adults, since the lowest ratio of these occurred in 2005 and was 1.80 for the range of 25 to 39 years and in 2000 for the others with 2.52 and 2.63, respectively, for the population 40-49 years and 50-59 years. Moreover, even though expressive, was among the young that occurred the smallest reduction in unemployment (32.2%).