In the second quarter of 2024, the employment rate of young people aged 16-29 in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country was 46.5%, which means that almost half of young people under the age of 30 are working.
The employment rate of young people has increased again and is the highest recorded since 2010.
There is hardly any difference between the employment rate of young men and that of young women (46.8% and 46.2%, respectively, in the second quarter of 2024).
However, there are differences by historical territory; in the second quarter of 2024, the employment rate of young people in Gipuzkoa is the highest (49.4 %), while the lowest is for young people in Alava (44.4 %). The employment rate of young people in Bizkaia is slightly higher than that of Alava (45.1 %).
On the other hand, the youth unemployment rate continues its downward trend and in both the first quarter and the second quarter of 2024 is below 12%.
Those data are directly linked to goal 8 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals: "Decent work and economic growth" and, more specifically, to target 8.5: “By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value”.
