Youth unemployment

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How a borough in Merseyside is bucking the UK's youth unemployment trend

A major review has declared that Britain faces a "lost generation" - could personalised early intervention help prevent under-16s falling into the Neet trap?

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'I'm applying for anything': Graduates struggle for work

The experts are talking about a "lost generation" as more than one million under-24-year-olds are left in limbo, without a job or a training course that should lead them to one.

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'I've applied for more than 400 roles' - how young people are facing the job shortage

The BBC has been hearing from young people who are struggling to find work about how they are tackling the challenge.

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Visitors at the Manchester Job Show in Manchester, UK, on Friday, April 28, 2023.

Opportunities shrinking for too many young people, says major report on 'lost generation'

A report warns the number of 16 to 24-year-olds out of work, education or training is set to rise to 1.25 million by 2031.

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Why it's now harder to get a Saturday job

The boss of Next has warned there has been a "dramatic fall" in the number of entry-level job opportunities in the UK.

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Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon's UK boss

John Boumphrey says the education system "isn't necessarily producing young people who are ready for work".

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21 May 2026

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Young jobseekers 'discouraged' by ghosting and AI

A recruiter tells BBC South East that each graduate role now attracts about 140 applications.

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Severn Trent promises 400 roles for young people

Working with the government, the water firm says 25 roles a year will be for those who were in care.

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14 May 2026

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Charity 'blown away' by support for new flats

Target of £250,000 has been reached to build 4 more flats for vulnerable people.

14 May 2026

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