Unemployment: Young People
Commons · Question 900684 · Tabled 23 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of youth unemployment.
Answer
Answered by Pat McFadden, 29 Jun 2026
Youth Unemployment has been rising for four years. Level of NEETS is up 250k from 2021 - 2024.In no year since the crash have Youth Employment rates reached pre-crash levels. That's why we have introduced the Youth Guarantee and why I commissioned Alan Mi...