This paper analyzes the youth labour market activities in Pakistan. Based on
micro data of Labour Force Survey (2006-07), the strength of analysis
presented in the paper is twofold. First, it highlights some issues of youth in
labour market, their attitude towards work and education in Pakistan and
second, the econometric analysis investigates the supply side determinants of
youth activities in Pakistan. Our descriptive analysis shows that a substantial
percentage of youth is neither in labour force nor enrolled as student which
shows the wastage of human resources in the society. Moreover, higher
unemployment among educated youth, poor level of education and skills,
predominance of informal economy are some of the major issues of youth
labour market in Pakistan. Results of multinomial logit model show that
being a female reduces the chances of full time work and full time students in
Pakistan. In general, young people with educated parents are more likely to
enroll in education, while those whose parents are working in agriculture or
informal sector are more likely to be full time workers. Similarly,
responsibilities within household as a head or having more number of siblings
also increase the economic participation of youth.