| Abstract: | The study was conducted to assess local entrepreneurship climate on youth unemployment and to
examine causes of youth unemployment at Kombolcha wereda.
Quantitative and qualitative data was used in the study. Both data was collected from 384 sample
households who have their own small business in the study area. Descriptive statistics analysis
was used to describe the youths‟ composition and characteristics.
From the study it was found that inability of the economy to generate adequate jobs, lack of
technical skills, lack of experience, discrimination of the youth, irrelevant education system,
inaccessibility to useful information on time, poor extension, marketing system and lack of
access as the major causes for youth unemployment at the study area. At the same time it was
found that the relation between entrepreneurial climate and youth unemployment was found to
be negatively correlated which indicates that the more local entrepreneurial activities and
business firms encouraged by the government, NGOs and youths themselves, the lower the
incidence of youth unemployment rate in the city. |
