PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Unemployment: Young People (12 September 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of young people not in education, employment or training.
Asked by:
Alex Baker (Labour)
Asked by:
Alex Baker (Labour)
Answer
The Office for National Statistics estimate that nearly 1 in 8 young people are not in education, employment or training.
This is 872,000 young people, a number which has risen by 74,000 over the last year.
Answered by:
Alison McGovern (Labour)
7 October 2024
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