youth unemployment
The rise in apprenticeships is not as good as it looks
Jonathan Clifton, senior research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research, explains why the rise in apprenticeships is not as good as it looks.
UK youth unemployment third worst in OECD – what are the lessons to be learnt?
The UK has the third worst level of youth unemployment in the OECD, with only crisis-hit Greece and Spain having higher levels, a new report out today reveals.
Almost a million young people are still NEET
This generation of young people do not deserve to be abandoned. They deserve a far greater opportunity than they are currently getting.
The government is stalling youth employment by downsizing career advice
The only way to help young people make the right personal choices is through one-to-one, trained advisers.
Graduate unemployment doubles in five years
New figures from HESA reveal rising graduate unemployment on the same day as Department of Education stats show an increase in numbers of 16-18 year old NEETs.
NIESR: Weak demand is leading to permanently higher unemployment
According to NIESR’s report this morning, persistently weak demand is maintaining high unemployment, and may lead to a permanently higher rate of joblessness.