Unemployement in FranceUnemployement 2011 Number %

Total 9,2% 2,6M

16 -25 22,8

26-49 8,3

50 or More 6, 3

Men 8,6

16-25 21,1

26-49 7,6

50 or More 5,9

Women 9,9

16-25 24,9

25-49 9

50 or More 6,7

Total: Actif 28M

THE YOUNGSTERS IN THE REGION PACA

575.442 youngsters (15-24 years old) live in Paca « Provence Alpes Cote D’Azur »

They represent 12.2% of the total population of the region

In july 2006 more than 23.000 younsters under 25 were unemployed (youngsters with a lower scholar background)

The youngsters in the region

Age + %

Inactives/Students

Actives –with a job

Actives – without a job

Militaries -others

15-19

250.890 17.692 7440 5549

% 89.1 6.3 2.6 2.0

20-24

111.905 88.296 40.685 18.325

% 43.2 34.1 15.7 7.0

Considerations

It’s important to underline the improvements registered in the region, showed by the increased periods of compulsory education: in 1982 the percentage of the students of 15-19 years old was 83% (now 89%), same trend for the youngsters of 20-24 years old, 37% in 1982, 43% in the last ten years.

Anyway: In the region PACA 15% of youngsters in a NEET’S condition (not in education, employment or training), 11% in France.

School failure in the region PACA

162.000 students (16-29 years old): third region in France after Ile de France and Rhone Alpes.

Only the 20% of the youngsters concluded their school career (25% in Ile de France)

45% of graduated students are females

34% are males

Tax of youth poverty in the region Paca

Tax of general poverty in France in 2010: 5.9% of the population

Tax of youth poverty in France: 7.1%

In the Region PACA: 11.8%

« Youth with lack of social and cultural homogeneity is one of the main revelation of the deep transition which lives in France at this moment, where we are facing new uncertainties and failure of the idea of progress ». Louis Chauvel

Factors to consider in our analysis:

Four main reasons influenced the social conditions of youngsters in the region:

1. Family and social class origins or social standing (second or third immigrant’s generation, rural areas, etc)

2. Scholar level

3. Gender: in the region, 91% of males (25-29 years old) are employed, whereas the females of the same age, 83%.

4. Low willingness to move over (mobility)

Main difficulties for youngsters to find a job

Lack of experience

Lack of english skills

Discrimination

Lack of professional network

Lack of self confidence during an interview

Lack of knowledge on how to write a viable cv and covering letter

Solutions and networking in PACA

Insertion structures

VISTA (the role of the third sector in the region)

Job contracts offered to youngsters registered in a youth structure

Cooperation and creation of a regional network between the locals education authorities of Nice and Aix-Marseille with the ARDML (Union of Youth centers services) in the project « academique 2010-2014 ».

« Journées job d’été » Centre documentation jeunesse + Ministère de l’éducation nationale.

Insertion Structures

Pôle Emploi (National Center of unemployement)

Mission Locale (Unemployed Youngsters 16-25 years old)

Point Information Jeunesse (Youngsters Office information)

AFIJ (for graduated students)

AVIE CAP EMPLOI (for disabled youngsters)

The importance of the trainings in PACA The insertion structures provide specific professional

trainings for the youngsters with fewer opportunities in order to improve their opportunities for a better insertion in the local job market:

To learn by doing 47%

To obtain a qualification 44%

To have a career guidance 35%

To improve their skills 34%

To update their konowledge 23%

Others 4%

Job Contracts

Internship: 2 weeks / no salary

Apprenticeship: 2 years / alternation between school and company

Insertion contract in NGO or company: from 6 months/ salary between € 700 and 900

VISTA

Partnership between EUROCIRCLE, Youth centres in PACA, Gip Fipan ,international partners

Youngsters with fewer opportunities between 18 -25 years old

Opportunity to have an experience in Europe thanks to the YIA programme + professional internships with the leonardo project

Non formal education to help them integrate the work sector

Follow up of the youngsters to help them find a formation or a job after their experience abroad