Unemployment is a central problem in modern societies. When unemployment is high resources are wasted and people’s incomes are depressed. During such periods, Economic distress also spills over to affect people’s emotions and family lives. Bo city has witnessed a massive influx of people from the provinces due to some unavoidable circumstances. Most of these people are youths who have decided not to return home. High unemployment leads in waste for during recession, when unemployment is high, the economy is not producing as expected. The impact of unemployment in an economy is very discouraging and also indicates that the government of the day is losing. Every year people graduate from schools and tertiary institutions of learning which increase the number of employed youths. These people find it very difficult to have jobs as graduates from universities, teacher training colleges and other technical institutions dominating the work-opening for them. Failure to get jobs can be consequent. Frustration to get jobs, may lead to juvenile delinquencies and negative social vices. A good number of unemployed youths are found in Bo city. Therefore, the research aimed at identifying the coping mechanisms of unemployed youths in Bo city. The study indicated that majority of the sampled respondents are males (66.7%) 0while 33.3% were females. Three-forth (60%) of the sampled respondents were single while two-fifth (40%) were married. A large proportion of the sample respondents were within the modal age bracket 29 to 33 years. The average age of the sampled respondents was 29 years. This means that most of the sampled respondents are young 20% of the respondent had no formal education, 10% had primary education, nearly half (46%) of the respondents had secondary school education, 24% had vocational training, while none had university or college education. Majority 80% of the respondents have never applied for a job before while 20% have applied for a job before. Nearly three-quarters of the respondents have never secured a job before while slightly a quarter has secured a job before. (71%) of the sample respondents are self-employed while the rest 29% have never seek employment. With regards to problems unemployed youths encountered, two-fifth (40%) of the respondents mentioned the difficulty to meet their basic needs, 12% attributed their problems to family pressure, and another 21% of the sample respondents are faced with financial constraints, 16 % attributed their problems to alcohol and drug taking, a small proportion 4% complained of burglary and 7% attributed their problem to theft. On the whole, the most important problems encountered by the unemployed youths are the unavailability to meet their basic needs, financial constraint and family problems. The common mechanisms employed by the sample respondents to cope with their unemployment situations were Garri selling, Palm wine tapping and selling, local cassava breed and fish production, trading, farming (subsistence), intermittent self-employment, assistance from friends and relatives and local fishing. The most prominent suggestion made by the unemployed youths in terms of ending their problems was the creation of job opportunities (30%), 46% considered skills training programmes and 24 wished for a vibrant youth funding project as the fundamental solution to their problems. Finally, authorities in charge of youth unemployment suggested that the only way to solve the problem of youth unemployment is through the formulation of a National Youth Policy Based on the information gathered from the sample respondents   (unemployed  youth  and  authorities in charge of youths), the general conclusion that can be stated is that, unemployment had adverse effects on unemployed youths. The government through the ministry of youth and sport must create the ideal enabling environment to tackle unemployment and create a positive working culture in the minds of youth through skills building and development. Based on the key findings of the study, the following recommendations have been suggested to be undertaken in order to address the unemployment situation in Bo city prominent situation in the area. Since many unemployed youths lack formal education, government should undertake skills training programmes so that they can be better employed. Since majority of these unemployed youths in the study area are former combatant from other areas government should undertake development programmes in the rural areas so that majority of these unemployed youths would be motivated to go home. The educational authorities should focus on practical or vocational causes which the 6-3-3-4 system is must try to implement. Government should assist by establishing institutions that will employ the youths after acquiring different skills from vocational institution.