Youth worklessness has risen to a 10-year high of 1.2m, according to the Office for National Statistics, adding to concerns about an increase in sickness and unemployment.
A record 789,000 people aged 16 to 24 who are not studying full-time are neither working nor looking for a job, thought in part to reflect a post-pandemic rise in mental health problems among the young.
There are also 422,000 unemployed people looking for work in this age group, a figure that has almost doubled in two years
A record 789,000 people aged 16 to 24 who are not studying full-time are neither working nor looking for a job, thought in part to reflect a post-pandemic rise in mental health problems among the young.
There are also 422,000 unemployed people looking for work in this age group, a figure that has almost doubled in two years
