High and persistent unemployment, especially among the youth, remains a key concern in Eswatini. Despite high unemployment, job opportunities are limited and there is no social protection for the unemployed. Addressing the issue needs (i) policies to invigorate labor market, especially the private sector, and reduce skills mismatches with (ii) affordable and sustainable social protection provisions. An ongoing initiative to implement an unemployment benefit fund could be a building block for a larger initiative to address unemployment.