TESYouth was setup to help beat youth unemployment. We will host every Tuesday a video with various topics about young people. This week the TESYouth team hit the streets of London to raise awareness of their work experience program and to get the publics point of view.
The number of jobless youngsters in Caerphilly County Borough is almost double the national average, latest government figures have revealed. Although statistics show youth unemployment in the area is falling, more still needs to be done to address the problem, according to youngsters in the county borough. At the end of February this year, around 1,500 youngsters aged between 18 and 24 were claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance. The jobless rate for the age group stands at 9.9% – almost double the UK average
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
A study of youth unemployment has identified a number of UK “blackspots” where joblessness among 16 to 24 year olds is above 25 per cent. The report ‘The Geography Of Youth Unemployment – A Route Map For Change’ shows that the highest youth unemployment rates were in the North East and Yorkshire and Humber. Cities in these regions, including Middlesbrough, Bradford, Barnsley, Doncaster, Hull and Grimsby, had high levels of unemployment (above 25 per cent) among this age group. “Rates of
The UK could face more riots like those seen across London in the summer of 2011 if the government does not tackle the problem of youth unemployment, according to a Conservative Party peer. Baroness O’Cathain, who has chaired a House of Lords committee on youth joblessness, gave the stark warning in an interview. When questioned whether the UK’s youth unemployment problem could lead to social strife like the 2011 London Riots, she said: “Absolutely – I have no doubts about it. That’s
