Latest figures provided by the Office for National Statistics show there were 1.03 million unemployed 16- to 24-year-olds in the three months to October 2011, up 54,000 from the three months to July 2011.
The number of unemployed 16- to 17-year-olds increased by 8,000 on the quarter to reach 211,000 and the number of unemployed 18- to 24-year-olds rose by 46,000 on the quarter to reach 815,000.
The government last month announced a £1bn fund to tackle youth unemployment although much of the investment does not kick in until next April.
Barnardo’s chief executive Anne Marie Carrie said: "Today’s statistics represent yet again the plight of a generation of young people who are seeking but not finding opportunities to learn and to earn.
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