The high level of unemployment in Ethiopia especially in urban areas in broad, Ambo Town inrnspecific where youth face serious difficulty in getting employment. Different studies indicate thernlevel of youth unemployment in Ambo Town. However, a little situations known about thatrnInfluences growing youth unemployment in the study area. In light of this problem, this study isrnconducted with an objective of assessing the demographic and socio-economic elements of youthrnunemployment. Primary data collected from 450 youths randomly selected from Six kebeles ofrnAmbo Town, Oromiya National Regional State, and are used for the study. Simple frequencies,rncross tabulation and binary logistic regression model were used to analyze the data. Among allrnthe respondents, 57.6 percent were found unemployed, while 42.4 percent were employed at therntime of the study. The bi variate analysis showed that females and migrants were foundrnunemployed. Youth who had secondary and below educational level, weak social network,rninaccessible to business advisory services, and those who prefer paid employment were alsornfound unemployed in the town. The multivariate analysis showed that sex, age, marital status,rnmigration, income status of the Household, fathers education, mothers education, workrnexperience, services significantly determine youth employment in Ambo Town. Educationalrnlevel, job preference, and access to social network density were found insignificantly related tornyouth employment. Based on the findings of the study, it encourages youth to increase theirrnsocial networks, and improve youth attitudes towards jobs in the formal sectors were suggestedrnas recommendations.rnKeywords: Youth, Unemployment in Ambo Town.