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Level of Neet young people hits three-year high

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More young people are not in education, employment or training (Neet) than at any time in the last three years, according to official statistics.
Figures showed more young young people not in training or employment than any time in the last three years
Figures showed more young young people not in training or employment than any time in the last three years

Figures just published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that during the period between July and September this year there were 800,000 young people in the UK aged between 16 and 24 classed as Neet.

The ONS said this was the highest number since October to December 2016, but still well below the peak of 1.2 million in the latter half of 2011.

It added that the most recent figures were 43,000 more than July to September 2018, the largest annual quarterly increase since January to March 2012.

The figures show that the percentage of all 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK who were Neet in July to September this year was 11.6 per cent - up 0.7 percentage points on the same period last year and 0.1 percentage points higher than April to June this year.

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