List of figures and tables Figures 1.1 YOUNG_ADULLLT's thematic entry points and analytical dimensions 1.2 Phases of the research process in YOUNG_ADULLLT 2.1 Functional regions in YOUNG_ADULLLT 5.1 Public investment and firm involvement in VET by youth unemployment across selected countries (2015) 6.1 Satisfaction in various life domains of population aged 25-34 by gender, EU-28 and Finland 7.1 The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2008 (EU-27) and 2014 (EU-28) 7.2 The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2008 (EU-27) and 2014 (EU-28) by age 9.1 Dimensions and indicators selected 9.2 TEA, ISCED 5-8, % population, aged 30-34 9.3 ESL, % population, aged 18-24 9.4 YUR, % population, aged 15-24 9.5 NEET, % population, aged 18-24 Tables 5.1 Comparison of regional low-/high-skills supply and youth unemployment rate differences between regions within the same country (NUTS 2, 2014) 9.1 Annual average changes for NUTS 2 regions since 2006 9.2 Persistence (or elasticity) over the selected period 9.