2025/11/09 by Isubalew Daba, Gemechu Mulatu, Dinka, Gadisa +1
#Survival Analysis #Unemployment Duration #Urban #Wollega Zones #Youth
paper · doi:10.20372/star.v14.i2.07
Currently, urban youth unemployment duration is the central inquiry that has attracted the attention of policymakers of developing nations. Therefore, this study investigated urban youth unemployment duration in the East, West, and Horo Guduru Wollega Zones, Ethiopia. Primary data was collected from 249 youth residents in Shambu, Nekemte, and Gimbi cities, Ethiopia. Survival model analysis was employed through Kaplan-Meier proportional hazard model duration analysis. The result of the study revealed that the average period of job search in the study area is 10.18 months, while the unemployment duration is 24 months. The result of the study also publicized that the unemployment duration event happened in 52 percent, a majority, of the respondents. Further, the result from the hazard rate also found that the explanatory variables such as government regulation, field of specialization, job preference, and year of graduation are found to be significant variables, whereas unemployment certificate, size of the firms, and types of institutions are found to be insignificant determinants of unemployment duration in the study area. The policy implication is that local administrations need to work in collaboration with the regional and federal authorities to reduce the period of job search and unemployment duration in the study area.