Estimated 987,000 people aged 16 to 24 were not in education, employment or training in October to December
Experts say the UK faces a youth jobs crisis after a rise in the number of young people not in education, employment or training (neets) to almost a million, the highest level in more than a decade.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics show there were about 987,000 young people aged 16 to 24 who were neets in October to December last year, up from 877,000 in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the highest level since 2013.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/27/uk-faces-youth-jobs-crisis-as-number-of-neets-rises-to-almost-1m
Author : Richard Partington Economics correspondent
Publish date : 2025-02-27 17:05:00
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