The UK rise in Neets: those not in education, employment or training

Increase to 11.9% of people aged 16-24 follows years of decline and fans fears that Brexit uncertainty will weaken jobs market

There has been a rise in the number of young people in the UK who are not in education, employment or training, known as Neets.

Official figures show an increase in the number of 16- to 24-year-olds classed as economically inactive over July to September, lifting the number of Neets to 857,000. That was an increase of 14,000 from the previous three months and up 3,000 from a year earlier.

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