29-year-old Alaa graduated from university six years ago, with a bachelor's degree in English, and he's still jobless.
He is originally from the northern city of Irbid, where jobs are scarce, so he has been applying for positions at hundreds of companies in Amman. He was interviewed, but never hired.
Earlier updates on Paola: >January
Alcazar is 25 years old, educated, but with few economic opportunities.
She's one of the more than 7 million "Ninis", the 20 per cent of Mexicans between 15 and 29 years old who don't work or study.
She was born in the state of Morelos outside Mexico's capital. She graduated with a degree in philosophy. But even with her university education, she finds it tough to get a job.
For months she's been commuting to Mexico City to look for work, but with little luck. When not looking for a job or protesting against the government for more economic opportunities, she sells clothes at a street fair, to just pay the rent in a shared apartment.
Earlier updates on Kelvin: January
Kelvin Diggs needs a job - badly. So does his sister. And his mother.
15-year-old Kelvin has been looking for work outside of school hours for six months. His 19-year-old sister has already left school and has been applying for retail jobs in her Boston neighbourhood. Their mother Rosemary is also unemployed: she lost her job in the health industry about a year ago.
There are two more children, aged 6 and 11. Kelvin's 78-year-old grandfather also lives in the house. The Diggs are a family of six with no income, existing solely on benefits and food stamps.
19-year-old Ryan feels trapped. He lives at home with his parents, and hasn't had a job for more than a month, despite handing out dozens of CVs across Leeds. He previously worked as a street charity fundraiser.
He wants to join the police department, but they aren't hiring, and he cannot afford to attend university. That leaves him with few options: searching for a retail job in a store in Leeds, or unemployment.
See Yoo Ran is 24 and graduated from the Seoul Institute of the Arts, majoring in advertising.
After graduating, she had an opportunity to work at a production company. But the hourly wage was about $2.50, significantly less than the statutory minimum wage of $4.10. So she had a range of short-term, part-time jobs at cafes and call centres. See Yoo Ran had a part time job helping to sort documents, which ended at the end of January.
One of See Yoo Ran’s passions is nail art. She found out that she could make more money with her skills in Australia than she could earn in South Korea. So she decided to try the working holiday program in Australia, and is learning English. She has yet to apply the program, and will do so later this year, probably in October.
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