Lack of adequate jobs and long unemployment duration becomes a challenge for urban youth in Ethiopia. This study empirically examines youth unemployment and its determinants in urban Ethiopia. It aims to examine the incidences and durations of youth unemployment and their determinant factors. In addition to logistic regression model, a nonparametric Kaplan–Meier survival analysis and Cox proportional hazards model are used. The results indicate that both the incidence and duration of youth unemployment is higher in urban Ethiopia. The hazards model shows that the hazard rate of leaving unemployment are significantly related to individual characteristics such as age and educational level of the youth, and labor market factors such as experience and job market information. Gender and regional disparities are observed. Young women exit unemployment much slower than men and the exit rate increases with age. Big and relatively more urbanized regions have a higher incidence and longer duration of unemployment spells than the small regions. Finally, based on the results, the study suggests that there is a need to adopt target policies that will promote skills and employment opportunities for the youth. Providing entrepreneurship training and startup capital to encourage youth to create rather than seek jobs is critical in this regard.

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埃塞俄比亚城市青年失业的实证分析

缺乏适当的工作和较长的失业时间成为埃塞俄比亚城市青年的挑战。这项研究从经验上考察了埃塞俄比亚城市的青年失业率及其决定因素。它旨在检查青年失业的发生率和持续时间及其决定因素。除逻辑回归模型外，还使用非参数Kaplan–Meier生存分析和Cox比例风险模型。结果表明，埃塞俄比亚城市青年失业的发生率和持续时间都较高。危险模型表明，失业的危险率与青年人的年龄和文化程度等个人特征以及经验和工作市场信息等劳动力市场因素显着相关。观察到性别和区域差异。年轻妇女退出失业的速度比男人慢得多，退出率随着年龄的增长而增加。与小城市相比，大城市化地区相对较高的城市发生率更高，失业持续时间更长。最后，根据结果，该研究表明有必要采取目标政策，以促进青年人的技能和就业机会。在这方面，提供创业培训和启动资金以鼓励青年人创造而不是寻找工作是至关重要的。该研究表明，有必要采取目标政策，以提高青年人的技能和就业机会。在这方面，提供创业培训和启动资金以鼓励青年人创造而不是寻找工作是至关重要的。该研究表明，有必要采取目标政策，以提高青年人的技能和就业机会。在这方面，提供创业培训和启动资金以鼓励青年人创造而不是寻找工作是至关重要的。