The paper attempts to study demographic and socio-eonomic characteristics associated with unemployedyouth in Bhutan using Population and Housing Census of Bhutan, 2005. The study employed univariate andbivariate analysis techniques to achieve the objectives of the study. The study demonstrate that single femaleyouth with university schooling residing in urban areas are more likely to be unemployed compared to theircounterparts. The youth in western region is most disadvantaged in labour market compared to eastern andcentral region which have almost same unemployment rate. The study provides impetus for policy makers andrecommend further in-depth analysis of unemployment among youths