Youth unemployment rises amid growing labour market pressures

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The youth unemployment rate increased from 25.1% in 2015-16 to 28.9% in 2024-25. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Youth unemployment continues to rise, as a growing number of young people become discouraged and withdraw from the job market.

The latest findings from the Botswana Multi-Topic Household Survey (BMTHS) 2024-25 highlight persistent structural challenges in the country’s labour market, particularly affecting those aged between 15 and 35 years.

The report states that unemployed persons are persons who did not do some work in the reference period for payment either in cash or in kind, profit or family gain.

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