Determinants Of Urban Youth Unemployment: The Case Of Furi Subcity,Sheger City, Oromia,Ethiopia

Abstract

This study's primary goal was to investigate the socioeconomic and demographic factors that contribute to urban youth unemployment in Sheger Furi Sub city, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Primary data sources were utilized in order to accomplish the stated goal. Using a standardized questionnaire, 381 sample respondents from three kebeles in the city were proportionately surveyed to get primary data. The researchers used both descriptive and inferential analysis to arrive at the findings. According to the report, 45.93% of the respondents are employed, while 54.07% are unemployed. The binary logit model was employed in the inferential analysis. According to the study's findings, a number of factors, including age, migration status, work experience, credit availability, information accessibility, educational attainment, respondent family poverty, and job training, are significant and detrimental factors that influence urban youth unemployment in the study area. Therefore, the study suggested that measures be taken to lower the unemployment rate by expanding employment opportunities for young people without formal education and experience, decreasing rural-urban migration, expanding youth credit availability, and offering job seekers in the study area training.