New estimates from the Office of National Statistics, showing the number of young people (aged 16 to 24 years) who are not in education, employment or training, by age and sex. Key statistics for this month’s publication include:
- The number of young people who were aged 16 to 24 years and not in education, employment or training (NEET) increased in April to June 2023, to a current estimate of 794,000, up from 770,000 in January to March 2023.
- The percentage of all young people who were NEET in April to June 2023 was estimated at 11.6%, up 0.3 percentage points on the quarter (January to March 2023), and up 0.5 percentage points compared with pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic levels (October to December 2019).
- The increase in the number of young people who were NEET was entirely driven by young men, who increased by 38,000 on the quarter.
- The number of young people who were NEET and unemployed in April to June 2023 was estimated to be 327,000, an increase of 32,000 on the quarter.
- The number of young men aged 16 to 24 years who were NEET and unemployed increased by 56,000 on the quarter, a record quarterly increase.
- There were an estimated 467,000 young people in the UK who were NEET and economically inactive, a decrease of 8,000 on the quarter.