From November last year to January 2014, almost 20% of the economically active youth (16-24) were unemployed in the UK. A 0.7% drop in unemployment in this age group from the previous quarter was enough for the youth to be satisfied, some said.
Since the economy came crashing down in 2008 to 2012, unemployment within the 16-24 age bracket had skyrocketed by almost by 10% – considerably higher than unemployment in the UK as a whole. So have young people been given a raw deal?
The youth in the UK are often branded as lazy, arrogant, and self-centred. This certainly does apply to some of the younger people. But surely this applies to all generations?
Big wigs and corporate fat cats were always going to look for someone to blame when the chips were down, and they found solace in the fact that the youth didn’t, and still doesn’t, have a voice to represent them. Read More.
