Half of young people ‘fear for job prospects’ due to pandemic, study reveals

2 April 2021 1 min read Fiona Simpson Education Careers Guidance Coronavirus

More than half of young people “fear for their futures and job prospects”, new research shows.

Young women's wellbeing has been worse affected by the pandemic than men's, researchers say. Picture: Adobe Stock

According to a new report by researchers at University College London (UCL), 53 per cent of young people think their career prospects are worsening.

The briefing paper, published by the UCL Institute of Education, analysed data from 1,000 young people in the UK who were interviewed between 5 and 12 February.

The findings also show that 44 per cent of 16- to 25-year-olds, particularly those who were in education, report that their ability to learn skills useful for the workplace had worsened as a result of the pandemic.

Researchers suggest this may be because they have had fewer opportunities to pick up skills that would be needed in the workplace.

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