The study was necessitated due to the uninnovativeness of youths in Enugu State which lead to massive unemployment. As a result of this fact unemployment rate continue to increase at an alarming rate in Enugu State yet the firms in Enugu state lack the absorptive capacity of this teeming unemployed populace. The objective of the study is to determine the extent to which innovativeness affects youth empowerment in selected Local Government Areas of Enugu State. Correlation research design was used to conduct the study. The statistical data was analyzed using the Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient which establishes the extent of relationship between the dependent and independent variable. The findings showed that innovativeness has no significant relationship with youth empowerment. The researcher recommended among other things that the government should genuinely recognize the essence of entrepreneurship, job creation and innovation to economic development by providing the enabling environment for the youths to be gainful empowered for economic development