Young people make up a significant portion of the population (10.83 % in Europe and 8.16 % in Japan). Youth unemployment therefore constitutes a significant waste of potential that could lead to stagnation in the developed nations and unbearable losses for the developing ones.
又由於年輕人占人口比例頗大（歐洲約 10.83％、日本約 8.16％），年輕人失業等於是一種嚴重的潛能浪費，先進國家會陷入停滯，而發展中國家尤其承擔不起這種損失。