Differences between 若者 and 若手


I just found the word `若手`, and I'm not sure about its differences with `若者`:
according to [these](https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/1277485)
[two](https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/14019602) answers, the former means
"beginner", while the latter means "young people", but I found [an
example](https://jisho.org/search/%E8%8B%A5%E6%89%8B%20%23sentences)
(`その歌手は若手にとても人気がある`, "That singer is very popular with young people") which
seems to use `若手` just as "young people".
[Weblio](https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E8%8B%A5%E6%89%8B) agrees that `若手`
can have both meaning. Am I right in saying that `若者` means just "young
people", while `若手` can have both meanings?




Your research is not wrong.

若者 is used to refer to young people in general.  
若手 is used to refer to a young member of a group, and is often directly
attached to nouns: 若手研究者、若手社員、若手俳優 for example.

It is likely that in context, this sentence is referring to young people of a
specific group. With no further context 若手 used like this is strange, and
should be replaced with 若者.




Your research is not wrong.

若者 is used to refer to young people in general.  
若手 is used to refer to a young member of a group, and is often directly
attached to nouns: 若手研究者、若手社員、若手俳優 for example.

It is likely that in context, this sentence is referring to young people of a
specific group. With no further context 若手 used like this is strange, and
should be replaced with 若者.

