This report briefly describes several dimensions of the youth unemployment problem and discusses 13 council recommendations for legislative consideration: (1) Consider the problem in a broad context which includes counseling, education, and skill training; (2) mesh programs and utilize existing resources at all governmental levels; (3) promote a major role by secondary and postsecondary vocational education; (4) provide for vocational education and training in conjunction with jobs and counseling in any youth public service job program; (5) examine existing programs before designing new ones; (6) require CETA and other legislation to coordinate efforts with other related programs; (7) expand the existing secondary vocational education work-study program to include all juniors and seniors; (8) establish Community Employment Education Centers for followup and referral services to clients of public service employment programs; (9) amend CETA to provide the establishment of uniform data systems; (10) amend CETA to promote cooperation with vocational education; (11) at the national level, establish a central authority to coordinate all educational, training, and placement efforts regarding unemployed youth with similar efforts made at the State level; (12) establish a pilot program guaranteeing 1-year employment for unemployed hard-core youth; and (13) establish greater cooperation between industry, labor, education, and manpower programs. (EM)