全球失業(yè)者多數(shù)是年輕人

       The largest unemployment rate for young people — defined as ages 15 to 24 in most countries and 16 to 24 in others — was in Spain, where in the final quarter of last year the unemploymentrate was 39.6 percent, more than double the 19.1 percent of two years earlier. For adults, the rate rose to 16.9 percent from 7.4 percent. Spain, like many European countries, provides protection for those with permanentjobs, a fact that led some employers to expand the use of temporary jobs, which provide fewer benefits. "Most of the job losses were recorded among workers on temporaryjobs, many of whom are youth," the study stated.

　　年輕人--在大多數(shù)國家，是指15歲到24歲，在另一些國家，是指16歲到24歲--失業(yè)率最高的是西班牙，去年最后一個季度為39.6%，比兩年前的19.1%翻了一番還不止。年齡較長成年人的失業(yè)率從7.4%上升到16.9%。與很多歐洲國家一樣，西班牙為擁有固定工作的人提供保護，這一事實導致了一些雇主增加了福利較少的臨時工作的數(shù)量。研究報告稱：“失業(yè)的大多數(shù)是臨時工，其中很多是年輕人。”

　　The exception to the trend was in Germany, where unemployment among young people actually declined, to 10.3 percent, over the two-year period. The study attributed that in part to "a rather successfulapprenticeship system that ensures a relatively smooth transitionfrom school to work for most youth."

　　與趨勢相反的是德國。在德國，年輕人失業(yè)率有所下降，兩年來已經(jīng)降至10.3%。研究報告認為，這一現(xiàn)象部分歸功于“一個相當成功的學徒制度，去報了大多數(shù)年輕人相對平穩(wěn)得從學校過渡到工作”。