2020: A Lost Generation for European Youth?
2020年: 欧洲青年成为“迷惘的一代”？
Unemployment among young workers has been a problem in Europe following the 2008-2009 international financial crisis. Yet early signs show it is getting worse today with the coronavirus pandemic.
在2008-2009年国际金融危机之后，欧洲年轻员工的失业一直是个问题。然而早期迹象表明，今年随着冠状病毒大流行的出现，情况正在变得更糟。
Dunia Skaunicova is one example of how the crisis has hurt young people. After Skaunicova completed her studies at Prague's Metropolitan University, she quickly found a job at a company in the Czech capital. The 24-year-old speaks Czech, English and French.
邓尼亚·斯考尼科娃就是这次危机如何伤害年轻人的一个案例。斯考尼科娃从布拉格大都会大学毕业之后，很快在捷克首都的一家公司找到了一份工作。这位24岁的年轻人会说捷克语、英语和法语。
Months later, she lost her job when the pandemic hit. This time, she is having problems finding one. "I have been to five or six interviews in person during the last two months...there are so many people," said Skaunicova.
几个月之后，当大流行袭来时，她失去了工作。这次，她很难找到一份工作了。斯考尼科娃表示：“过去两个月里，我参加了五六次面试。但竞争者太多了。”
Dennis Tamesberger follows youth unemployment for the Chamber of Labor in Linz, Austria. He believes the youth unemployment rate in the Czech Republic could go as high as 16 percent in 2020. Before the pandemic, the rate was at 5 percent.
丹尼斯·塔姆斯伯格（Dennis Tamesberger）为奥地利林茨的劳工协会调查青年失业率。他认为，2020年捷克共和国的青年失业率可能会高达16%。在大流行之前，这一比率是5%。
In May, the total European Union, or EU unemployment rate was 6.7 percent. But the unemployment rate among the under-25 age group was about 15.7 percent.
今年5月，欧盟的总失业率是6.7%。但是25岁以下人群的失业率约为15.7%。
Youth unemployment across Europe took years to recover from the financial crisis. In countries such as Spain and Greece, the rate of unemployment remains at 30 percent. And experts believe that number could increase to 45 percent.
欧洲各地的青年失业率耗费了数年时间才从国际金融危机中恢复过来。在西班牙和希腊等国家，失业率仍保持在30%。专家认为，这一数字可能会上升到45%。
Effect on young workers
对年轻员工的影响
Tamesberger says when people are young, even short periods of time without a job can hurt a person's long-term earnings. He points to a study from the London-based Centre for Economic Policy Research. It shows that one month of unemployment at ages 18 to 20 causes income loss of 2 percent over a lifetime. The effect of youth unemployment, he warns, could last for a generation.
塔姆斯伯格表示，人们在年轻时，即使短时间失业也会损害一个人的长期收入。他提到了伦敦经济政策研究中心的一项研究。该研究表明，在18-20岁时失业一个月会导致终生收入损失约2%。他警告说，青年失业的影响可能会持续一代人。
Kathleen Henehan is with the Resolution Foundation. She told Reuters, "The ‘corona class of 2020' could face years of reduced pay and limited job prospects, long after the current economic storm has passed, unless additional support is provided fast."
凯瑟琳·希内汉就职于Resolution基金会。她对路透社表示，“除非迅速提供额外支持，否则受新冠病毒影响的2020届毕业生，在当前经济风暴过去很久之后，可能还是会面临薪酬减少和就业前景受限。”
Part of the problem is that young workers in Europe are often the first to lose their jobs. In addition, parts of the economy that have been hurt by the pandemic are mostly in retail and hospitality. Those are places where young people often get their first jobs.
部分原因在于，欧洲的年轻员工是最早失业的那批人。此外，受疫情影响的经济大部分集中于零售和酒店业。年轻人通常在这些地方找到他们第一份工作。
The EU is urging governments to create jobs and training programs for young workers. In Britain, the finance minister recently announced a $2.5 billion program to create six-month work placement jobs for unemployed people between 16 and 24 years old. It also supports more government job training programs.
欧盟敦促各国政府为年轻员工创造就业岗位和开办培训项目。英国财政部长最近宣布了一项25亿美元的计划，为16到24岁的失业人员提供6个月的就业安置工作。该计划还支持政府开办更多职业培训项目。
Those looking for jobs find that the competition is fierce. Some companies ignore job searchers. Others tell young workers not to expect much in wages or benefits.
求职者发现，竞争非常激烈。一些公司无视求职者。还有公司则告诉年轻员工，对工资或福利不要抱太高期望。
Blake Wittman helps people find jobs through Goodcall. He said one company in Prague told him that as many as 50-100 people applied for a job opening. Before the pandemic, there were just 5 to 10.
布莱克·维特曼通过Goodcall帮助人们求职。他说，布拉格一家公司告诉他，有多达50-100人申请一个空缺职位。而在大流行之前，只有5到10人。
Any job that opens is gold, he said.
他说：“任何空缺职位都是香饽饽。”
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