In purely economic terms, one could thus argue that youth unemployment (especially teenage part-time unemployment) is much less important than unemployment among those who are in their prime earning years. Moreover, young people have the option of continuing their education, thus adding to future earnings power, whereas continuing education is a much less viable alternative for their elders.
纯粹从经济学角度，可以这样说，年轻人失业（特别是十几岁人群的兼职失业）远没有进入主要收入年份者失业重要。此外，年轻人可以选择继续深造从而增加未来赚钱能力，而深造对于年龄更大人群来说可行性要低得多。