The presented article follows the research mainstream of econometric analyses focused on the assessment of correlations between youth unemployment rate and market and macroeconomic determinants, including economic growth and productivity of the economy, its structure in terms of NACE Rev.2 sections as well as the labor market tools. The research addresses 28 European Union (EU) countries. The analysis period covers the years 2008–2018. The econometric methods dedicated to panel data were used. The research results confirm the importance of the general economic condition as well as the development of knowledge-based economy for the improvement of the youth situation in the labor market. With regard to the economy structure, the development of manufacturing section importance turned out to be a major factor in female youth unemployment rate reduction. The growing importance of the construction sector translated into a decline in the unemployment rate among young men.

本文遵循计量经济学分析的研究主流，重点评估青年失业率与市场和宏观经济决定因素之间的相关性，包括经济增长和经济生产力、其在 NACE Rev.2 部分的结构以及劳动力市场工具。该研究针对 28 个欧盟 (EU) 国家。分析期涵盖 2008-2018 年。使用了专门用于面板数据的计量经济学方法。研究结果证实了总体经济状况以及知识经济的发展对于改善劳动力市场青年状况的重要性。从经济结构来看，制造业部门的发展重要性被证明是降低女性青年失业率的一个主要因素。建筑业日益重要的地位转化为年轻男性失业率的下降。