Even before the downturn in energy prices and the world economy, the prospects of creating enough jobs for all these young workers as they enter the labour market looked remote.

• 即便是在能源价格下跌和世界经济衰退之前，要在这些年轻人进入劳动力市场时为他们创造足够的工作机会都近乎无稽之谈。