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Under-25s hardest hit by Covid-19 job losses, ONS figures show

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More than half of people who lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic are under the age of 25, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows.
Concerns over unemployment are impacting young people's mental health, the think-tank. Picture: Adobe Stock
Concerns over unemployment are impacting young people's mental health, the think-tank. Picture: Adobe Stock

Between February 2020 and January 2021, the number of payrolled employees decreased by 726,000 in the UK, the ONS states, adding that 425,000 of those to have lost their jobs are aged under 25 - the equivalent of 58.5 per cent.

The accommodation and food services sector, which traditionally employers young people, saw the smallest increase of payrolled employees across all sectors with an increase of around 345,000,

Meanwhile, the health and social care sector saw the largest increase in payrolled employees (104,000).

However, in January, 83,000 people secured payrolled employment, figures show.

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