CHATPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENATIONS. The chapter prior to this focused on the presentation and the analysis of data on the effects of youth unemployment on youth and the society as a whole. Specific attention was directed towards the relationship between youth unemployment and the youth engaging in social vices. This chapter thus recaps the principal findings from the work, giving the basis for suggesting of plausible recommendations to curbing the challenges and problems identified and ensuring the optimum solution to the problem of unemployment. The chapter then ends with a general conclusion of the research. 5.2 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS The Youth Unemployment in Ghana particularly Awomaso is a challenge and a reality that cannot be glossed over. The youth in Awomaso need opportunities to achieve and accomplish that which will guarantee them security in life in terms of employment and the government and other stakeholders should be the platform to offer such opportunities. This in effect may reflect not only in the growth and development of Awomaso but also the nation as well. Under this section the findings were segregated under the various objectives of the research, whilst principal general findings were also presented. 5.2.1 Characteristics of Respondents The study exposed the dominating gender group; out of the 60 youth respondents, 41 representing 63.3 percent were males whereas 19 representing 31.7 percent were females. This