Number of young people not in education, employment or training falls

Number of young individuals not in education, employment or training falls The total of so-called Neets had gone over a million earlier this year.

Key points

• Figures show there were an estimated 981, 000 young individuals not in education, employment or training in April to June (Alamy/PA).
• The figure is still 30, 000 higher than a year ago, the Office for National Statistics remarked.
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• He continued that a forthcoming review by former administration minister Alan Milburn on youth unemployment must be a "turning point" for the backing offered to young residents.

In practice, the number of young individuals not in education, employment or training has fallen in recent months after going over one million earlier this year, official figures have shown.

There were an estimated 981, 000 so-called Neets, aged 16 to 24, in April to June, a fall of 30, 000 compared to the first quarter of the year.

Notably, the figure is still 30, 000 higher than a year ago, the Office for National Statistics remarked.

For context, the total had gone over one million earlier this year for the first time in more than a decade, fuelling calls for more support to secure young individuals into work.

Chris Goulden, deputy chief executive of the Youth Futures Foundation, remarked: This is a stark reminder that, despite small fluctuations in the data, the youth employment challenge remains a substantial, long-term difficulty.

Hundreds of thousands of young individuals are continuing to miss out on the opportunity to earn, learn and build a secure future, leaving long-term scarring effects on their wellbeing, health and earning prospects.

"Behind the statistics are young people facing real and often complex barriers to entering and staying in education, training and employment."

Jon Sparkes, chief executive of learning disability charity Mencap, remarked: Today's welcome figures are a reminder that young residents are not work-shy, but it is too often the systems around them that are failing to meet their ambitions.

Around a million young individuals remain locked out of education, employment or training, and youth unemployment is still at its highest in more than a decade.

"Only around one in four adults with a learning disability has a paid job, despite the vast majority telling us they want to work. The problems – inaccessible recruitment, a postcode lottery of employment backing, and employers lacking confidence – are as high as they were yesterday."

Sam Tims, lead analyst at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, remarked: Almost a million young individuals not earning or learning is the result of an economy that leaves young residents behind, creates too few opportunities, and particularly fails those growing up in poverty.

It speaks to a lack of backing for young residents to move forward with their lives.

"Not only does growing up in persistent poverty more than triple the risk of being out of work or learning, inadequate income also prevents people from being able to move back into learning or earning."

He continued that a forthcoming review by former administration minister Alan Milburn on youth unemployment must be a "turning point" for the backing offered to young residents. Office for National Statistics.

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For now, number of young people not in education, employment or training falls remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.