in advanced economies such systems are usually linked to unemployment benefits without a link to benefit collection which exists in only three countries in the sample it is difficult to ensure widespread participation in a particular government information system however they generally focus on the most easily placed unemployed and concentrate on metropolitan areas ignoring the other parts of the country angelurdinola et al in this sample in only one country are more than of the young registered young people with expectations of a lifetime job in the public sector will spend much time looking for such a job even if their chance of obtaining one is very small employers everywhere prefer candidates with experience over those without it