1、Youth Employment Index 2024Helping young people make the most of the green transition May 2024PwCYouth Employment Index 2024May 2024May 2024ContentsExecutive summary3Section 1:Results for the Youth Employment Index 20247 1.1:International trends and performance9 1.2:UK focus15Section 2:Green employm

2、ent opportunities for young people21 2.1:Why green jobs matter for young people in the UK23 2.2:Accessing green career opportunities27 2.3:Implications for businesses,policy and education31Section 3:What can we do?34Appendices36ExecutivesummaryPwCYouth Employment Index 2024May 2024May 2023The UK nee

3、ds to get ahead of the green transition in order to reap the rewards The global economy is going to be shaped by the green transition over the coming decades.There could be large-scale economic benefits,including a potential 7%boost to the global GDP,but it is also likely to result in significant di

4、sruption to jobs markets.The International Labour Organisation estimate that a net gain of 18m jobs could be created by 2030.The green transition will not be possible unless there are young people with the skills and experience to enter green employment.As up to 90%of green jobs are likely to be ski

5、lled manual labour roles that do not require a degree,this also creates a growing opportunity to get young NEETs into the workforce.Young people are passionate about green jobs-around 7 in 10 young people want to pursue a green career-but our research indicates they face continued barriers,including

6、 career pathway ambiguity,lack of green skills education and misinformation.This means there is more work to be done by governments and businesses to enable young people to fill these roles.The Netherlands,Switzerland and Iceland top our latest Youth Employment Index We devise the latest iteration o