Youth unemployment among university graduates in a dEPRESSED aREA IN Portugal

Unemployment stands out as a major concern of policy makers, particularly in the case of youth unemployment. We intend to depict the reality of youth unemployment among university graduates in the Guar Municipality, as well as ascertain the possible causes and consequences of the phenomenon. We also aim to give some recommendations for decisions makers, so that these young people would take up residence in this region, which suffers from aging and depopulation issues. The main respondents of a questionnaire reported that it is not easy to get a job in a depressed area, i.e., the Guar Municipality, because labour supply has been reduced due to the closure of industries and companies in traditional sectors and to the lack of incentives for people and companies to take up residence in the area. Keywords: youth unemployment, unemployment, depressed areas.Jel Codes: J640, J620, R580 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15181/rfds.v21i1.1405