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Evidence on tackling youth unemployment

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Youth unemployment is a stubborn and complex challenge and solving this brings both moral and economic benefits.
On-the-job training can be beneficial. Picture: Atelier211/AdobeStock

Chris Goulden is director of impact and evidence, Youth Futures Foundation

Our analysis suggests were we to match the Netherlands Neet (not in education, employment or training) rate of one in 20 we could put 500,000 more young people into work.

Youth unemployment is a stubborn and complex challenge and solving this brings both moral and economic benefits. Our analysis suggests were we to match the Netherlands Neet (not in education, employment or training) rate of one in 20 we could put 500,000 more young people into work.

In 2023, alongside partners, we created the world's first Youth Employment Toolkit. This summarises the high-quality evidence generated in the UK and other high-income countries over the last three decades on the impact, cost and effectiveness of seven common interventions used to help young people into work. By highlighting the most effective approaches, it enables policymakers, practitioners and employers to make informed decisions and invest in strategies that improve youth employment outcomes.

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