Long-term youth unemployment increasing, ONS warns

Fiona Simpson
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Latest data on the labour market finds that between June and August this year, nearly 13,000 more people aged 16 to 24 had been unemployed for more than a year compared with the same period a year earlier.

More than 12,000 young people have been out of work for more than a year, statistics show. Picture: Adobe Stock
More than 12,000 young people have been out of work for more than a year, statistics show. Picture: Adobe Stock

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