Young people speak about job struggles with London having highest youth unemployment rate

Increase in young people reporting a work-limiting health conditionpublished at 12:08 GMT

12:08 GMT

Lauren Stanley
BBC London

Today’s ONS data looks at 16 to 24-year-olds who are unemployed.

This is different to the data which measures the same age bracket who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). However, research regarding NEET figures and health gives some interesting context.

According to a, externalnalysis published on Sunday by the independent charity, The Health Foundation, external, between 2015 and 2025 the share of NEET young people reporting a work-limiting health condition rose from 26% to 44%.

David Finch, from charity, says that “while young people in London are on average healthier than the rest of the UK, over a quarter of the young people who are not earning or learning report a work-limiting health condition.

“In London, having a work-limiting health condition means these young people are almost three times as likely not to be earning or learning than young people without such health conditions,” he says.

“It is therefore crucial to take a preventative approach to help young people transition from education into employment.”