YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

160 3.6  KEY FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The key findings of this chapter, together with recommendations for the implementation of youth policy, can be summarised as follows: 1. Young people continue to participate in the labour market mainly through flexible forms of employment, which include part-time and atypical jobs in addition to temporary employment. While the share of young people in such forms of employment has declined significantly since 2015, Slovenia remains well above the European average in terms of the share of young people in temporary em- ployment and the share of young people in part-time work. 2. Although official data for Slovenia show a decline in youth unem- ployment, the self-reported unemployment rate does not follow this and is almost three times higher than the officially recorded survey unemployment rate. In this respect, the existence of so- called ‘invisible unemployment’ is evident. 3. Fear of unemployment has stabilised, but is still high among young people (especially women) – it is still around twice as high as in 2000. 4. Compared to 2005 and 2010, young people are significantly more willing to be geographically mobile, to undertake further educa- tion, to accept temporary jobs, and to accept lower pay in order to increase their job prospects. Moreover, one-third of young people are willing to work for free, and just under two-thirds are willing to embark on a self-employment path to avoid unemployment. Young people’s preference for private sector employment has also increased significantly. 5. The entrepreneurial mindset and incentives for self-employment (or creating their own jobs) that are gradually being introduced in the education system are also showing results – in 2020, young people aremore likely to believe that education has given them the interest to become entrepreneurs, with a third reporting that their education has given them the skills to start and run a business.