The Netherlands' Hidden Job Crisis: Why Immigrant Teens Fall Behind

The Netherlands boasts one of the world's lowest youth jobless rates at 4.9%. But immigrant teens aged 15–24 face unemployment more than twice that of native-born peers. The problem: the country's rigid school-to-work system works well for those on track, but fails those with disrupted education. This pattern echoes Germany and Austria, pointing to where policymakers must now focus.