Figure 7From: Youth unemployment in old Europe: the polar cases of France and GermanyLabor costs of employed youths in Germany (2008/2009). Source: German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), own calculations. Notes: Age 20 to 25 years. Excluding those youths in apprenticeships, in terms of hourly labor costs in 2008/2009. Explanation: 55 percent of young Germans cost their employer less than the equivalent cost of the minimum wage in France.Back to article page