The Others
Using and Interpreting Statistical Information- Young Adult Unemployment
As i want to focus my work this term on identity and age, i decided to look at young adult unemployment.The 'unemployment rate' is the proportion of the 'economically active' population who are not working. The unemployment rate for 16 to 24-year-olds has risen sharply in the current recession, from 15% in 2008 to 19% in 2009 and then to 20% in 2010. However, the rate had already been rising for a number of years before the recession, from 12% in 2004 to 15% in 2008. These rises have collectively more than offset the falls during the 1990s and, as a result, the unemployment rate for 16 to 24-year-olds in 2010 was actually higher than its previous peak in 1993. As a result, two-fifths of all those who are unemployed are now aged under 25.
When looking at this graph, the bold colours really stand out and can easily see the difference between the two bars. You can instantly see that the orange bar is higher up the chart than the purple. This tells us that there are more people aged 25-retirement that are unemployed than there are 16 to 24. The graph shows a rather steady pattern, both categorys decreased until aroung 2002. However, they then started to increase again.
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