Why 16 to 24-Year-Olds Are Facing a Unique Employment Crisis

There are more 16 to 24-year-olds who are considered “economically inactive” than at almost any other point in the last 25 years. Concerns are rising that a generation of young people are being effectively locked out of the workforce before they get started. There are about a million “Neets”, which means people that are not in education, employment or training. So what’s going on? Here’s the data. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/