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    Determinants of Youth Unemployment in Urban Ethiopia: Application of Multilevel Analysis
    (Addis Ababa University, 2020-06-06) Dekeba, Meseret; Tesfaw, Dejene (PhD)
    The high population of youth unemployment is one of the most critical issues at global level. Which is caused by socio-economic and demographic factor. The objective of the study was to identify the determinants of youth unemployment in Urban Ethiopia. The study is done based on the 2018 Urban Employment-Unemployment Survey (UEUS) which was conducted by the Central Statistical Agency (CSA) of Ethiopia. The data analysis was conducted by using descriptive statistics, chi-square test and multilevel logistic regression model. Out of 8,183 youth, 2484(30.36%) of were unemployed while 5699 (69.64%) were employed. The chi-square test result shows there was a signi_cant association between youth unemployment at socio-economic and demographic factors. The multilevel logistic regression analysis also shows that sex, marital status, educational level, kinship and _eld of study were found to be statistically signi_cant determinants of youth unemployment in urban Ethiopia.