Comparative analysis of the position of young people in the labor market in the Republic of Croatia and the European Union

U ovom radu se donosi pregled položaja mladih na tržištu rada u Hrvatskoj i Europskoj uniji. Prikazuju se mladi kao posebna skupina u društvu te se navode se odrednice i smjernice koje ih čine drugačijim od drugih društvenih skupina. Iznose se problemi mladih u kontekstu nezaposlenosti i dugotrajne nezaposlenosti te njihove sadašnje i buduće posljedice. Tek nakon gospodarske krize se uvidjelo koliko su mladi ranjivi pa se nastojalo specifičnim programima i strategijama ublažiti loš položaj mladih na tržištu rada koji je između ostalog i posljedica gospodarske krize. Iako su nakon krize mladi postali fokus politika Europske unije i Hrvatske, potrebno je specifičnim mjerama olakšati mladima integraciju na tržištu radaThis paper presents a review of the position of young people in the labor market in Croatia and in the European Union. Young people are shown as a special group in society.. Youth has problems in the context of unemployment and long-term unemployment which can lead to negative present and future consequences. Only after the economic crisis became clear how youth position on the labour market can be vulnerable and after that, specific programs and strategies were made to improve the bad position of young people in the labor market, which was, among other things, a consequence of the economic crisis. Although after the crisis the youth have become the focus of the European Union and Croatia's policies, specific measures are needed to be make which will help young people to integrate into the labor market