This Annex of the Study on Youth Employment in the Western Balkans outlines the nature and challenges of the youth labour market in Bosnia and Herzegovina, among which the fragmentation of the youth labour market and employment policy, pervasive skill mismatch, limited availability of part-time work opportunities for women, employment policies insufficiently targeted on youth and a limited provision of youth counselling services have been identified as key factors holding back integration of young people into the labour market. The youth labour market in Bosnia and Herzegovina is characterised by high level of youth unemployment, large gender gaps in labour market participation and employment, especially for the less well educated youth, and a high share of temporary jobs creating a precarious situation for young people.

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