Instead the majority of young people seek careers advice from parents, teachers and youth workers.
Connexions is funded by councils but many are scaling back the service as they tackle a £112m cut in central government funding for careers advice.
The LGA says these latest findings show how careers guidance funding could be used more effectively. It wants to see professional careers advice more targeted at disadvantaged young people and greater support for parents, youth workers and teachers on offering careers guidance.
Councillor Shireen Ritchie, chair of the LGA's children and young people board, said: "Where children have very difficult backgrounds and benefit from an intensive, professional service, then councils will want to continue offering them all the help they can.
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