Self-employment seen as possible exit door for jobless youth

SPECIAL REPORT / Across the EU, governments are encouraging young people to become self-employed, with limited success so far.

Self-employment rates among young people remain low in the EU, on average just over 4%.

According to Marianne Thyssen, the EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, self-employment can bring the necessary flexibility to the labour market and be instrumental to create jobs and develop skills.