• Arcos Dorados published its third study on Peru’s youth labor market on October 20, 2026, recommending measures to expand formal employment.
• Earlier research found 30.7% of young people and 47.7% of employers identified insufficient experience as the main barrier to formal employment.
• Short-term proposals include temporary hiring incentives for inexperienced youth, expanded training combining education with paid work, and improved public job-matching services.
• Longer-term recommendations call for aligning technical and university education with employer demand and transforming production to support better-paid formal jobs.

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