Causes And Consequences Of Youth Unemployment In Holeta Town, Ethiopia

Abstract

Nowadays, the growth of youth unemployment is one of the critical problems facing Ethiopia. The main objective of this study is the causes and consequences of youth unemployment in Holeta town. The specific objectives of the study were to examine the current condition of youth unemployment, to examine the causes of youth unemployment in Holeta Town and to identify the weakness of the government to alleviate youth unemployment in Holeta town. The design of the study was descriptive survey. Regarding to research method, the study used both qualitative and quantitative data, and purposive sampling technique. As data collection tools open ended and closed ended questionnaires, interview and focus group discussion were employed. The result of the study shows that in Holeta Town there were poor entrepreneurship skill, low education quality, mismatch between profession and the labor market, population migration from rural to urban and problems of implementing government strategy at the lower level. From government bodies in Holeta city administration, bureaucratic service giving and low attention to the youth unemployment issues practiced common. Depending on the study of causes and consequences of youth unemployment in this town, governmental institution and non-governmental institution should have to do to give solution on youth unemployment to reduce the problem in the town. Based on the findings some recommendation would be suggested