The latest labour market update from ONS shows that 110,000 people aged 16 to 24 who were unemployed and looking for work between March and May have been in the same position for more than a year - 63 per cent increase on the period last year.
The figures come despite the number of unemployed young people (539,000) being four per cent lower between March and May this year compared with the same time period last year.
Organisations supporting young people have raised concerns over the figures, warning youth unemployment figures will worsen when Covid-19 support including the furlough scheme and £20 Universal Credit uplift are scrapped in the coming months.
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