全球失业者多数是年轻人

       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.

　　年轻人--在大多数国家，是指15岁到24岁，在另一些国家，是指16岁到24岁--失业率最高的是西班牙，去年最后一个季度为39.6%，比两年前的19.1%翻了一番还不止。年龄较长成年人的失业率从7.4%上升到16.9%。与很多欧洲国家一样，西班牙为拥有固定工作的人提供保护，这一事实导致了一些雇主增加了福利较少的临时工作的数量。研究报告称：“失业的大多数是临时工，其中很多是年轻人。”

　　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."

　　与趋势相反的是德国。在德国，年轻人失业率有所下降，两年来已经降至10.3%。研究报告认为，这一现象部分归功于“一个相当成功的学徒制度，去报了大多数年轻人相对平稳得从学校过渡到工作”。