( CNN ) -- A total of 197 million people were without jobs in 2012 , with youth being particularly hard hit , and those unemployment figures will increase again this year , according to an International Labor Organization report released Monday . The bulk of the 4 million newly unemployed in 2012 came from developing economies in East Asia , South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa , according to the Global Employment Trends 2013 report . The International Labor Organization , which is a United Nations agency responsible for overseeing international labor standards , made bleak projections of another increase in unemployment worldwide by 5.1 million in 2013 -- which would push the total to 202 million . In 2012 , 73.8 million young people were unemployed globally . `` Many young people now experience long-term unemployment right from the start of their labor market entry , '' said Guy Ryder , ILO Director-General , during a presentation of the report 's findings . `` When this occurs early on in a person 's career , it can do significant damage to their long-term employment prospects . '' Although new jobs may open up , they may require different skills than those that match the unemployed workers , according to the report . `` Governments should step up efforts to support skills and retraining activities in order to address such mismatches which particularly affect young people , '' Ryder said . The report advised that the governments should step up efforts to retrain and support job skills to address the differences in work qualifications , with a focus on young people . Youth unemployment is expected to rise in emerging economies in Eastern Europe , East and South-East Asia and the Middle East , according to the report . In developed economies in Europe , firms are reluctant to hire because of uncertainty , the report said . Youth unemployment tops 50 % in some European countries . In Latin America , the region 's unemployment was at 6.6 % in 2012 , with a more rapid recovery from the economic crisis . In East Asia , employment expanded only 0.5 % . In South Asia , female labor force participation remains low . In the Middle East , unemployment is on the rise again after a decline in the 2000s . But vast differences remain in the region , as oil-producing countries tend to have low unemployment rates . In Sub-Saharan Africa , 77 % of workers have what is called `` vulnerable employment . '' The report made several recommendations on stemming unemployment globally . Leaders should formulate more `` coherent and predictable '' policy , to address economic uncertainty , it stated .
A total of 197 million people were without a job in 2012 , says ILO report . Comment: Global unemployment numbers will rise once again in 2013 . Youth unemployment remains persistent problem .