Unemployment rate of youth (15-24) divided by unemployment rate of prime-age adults (25-54). Youth unemployment as a ratio to adult unemployment has also risen much faster in New Zealand since around the turn of the millennium than in Australia and in the OECD on average (Figure 2.1, Panel B). Employment rates of youth, conversely, are high compared to the OECD average, though lower than in Australia (Figure 2.1, Panel A).