Youth employment in Mali: characteristics and challenges

Abstract

The encouraging macroeconomic performance recorded by Mali over the past ten years has failed to create the conditions for sustained social and economic development for all segments of the population. Many initiatives put in place by the public authorities through job creation schemes have also been unable to cope with the growing unemployment, particularly among the young population. Access to employment and income is today a major challenge for the working population in this country, especially young people. The methodology relates to the documentary review, the collection of data at the level of the productive structures of statistical information of the Malian public administrations following the analysis of these data. It will attempt to highlight the many challenges facing the country. Since the challenges to be met are immense, they will have to be made priorities in order to encourage an increase in the population actively participating in the production of goods and services. Since beyond the economic situation, the degree of development, even of well-being, may, in some respects, be linked to unemployment rates. The characterization of youth employment in this work has made it possible to make implications in terms of economic policies. All things that would improve the employability of young people and avoid crises and conflicts related to youth unemployment.

Classification JEL : J64

Paper type: Empirical Research