A Generation Adrift: What This Data Reveals About the State of Youth Employment The numbers are stark: one in eight young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET).
This phenomenon, dubbed "a lost generation," is a symptom of deeper issues that have been festering for years.
According to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics, 981,000 young people aged 16 24 are NEET.