by Lewis Harper | Aug 24, 2024 | News, Youth Employment 2024 Outlook Report
The latest Office for National Statistics figures show NEET rates in the UK remain high at 12.2%, with 872,000 16 to 24-year-olds now out of work, education or training. This is nearly a quarter of a million more young people (228,000) than three years ago when NEET...
by Youth Futures Foundation | Feb 16, 2022 | News
Our Analysis Manager, Andrea Barry, responds to February’s labour market statistics released this week. This week’s ONS statistics reveal a widening gap between young people in and out of education. We’re seeing a promising decline in economic inactivity for...
by Youth Futures Foundation | Feb 23, 2021 | News
‘Today’s ONS labour market stats once again show the stark impact of the pandemic on the jobs market for young people – they continue to be the hardest hit, with under-25s accounting for three-fifths of the fall in employment. ‘A fifth of 16 to 17 years olds are now...
by Youth Futures Foundation | Oct 13, 2020 | News
The latest employment statistics released by the Office for National Statistics today (13 October 2020) show the unemployment in the UK grew to 4.5% in the three months to August. Of the 500,000 fall in the number of people employed, 60% are aged 16-24 years. This...
by Youth Futures Foundation | Jul 16, 2020 | News
We know the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted heavily on the UK economy – particularly sectors such as hospitality, retail and the creative industries. Some businesses may have started to open tentatively, but theatres and music venues, for example, have no...
