One million 16-24-year-olds in the U.K. are unemployed. According to a recent independent report from the Department for Work and Pensions, the number of NEETS—young people “not in employment, education, or training”—is the highest it’s been in 12 years. The reason for the high NEET rates is reportedly from social isolation and poor mental health, which is compounding as young people are trapped in a cycle of applying for hundreds of jobs, only to get ghosted or receive rejection letters shortly after. One 25-year-old from Milton Keynes says that he is part of a “lost micro-generation” who is aged out of the 16-24-year-old demographic that the government tends to focus on when it comes to unemployment, but still struggling just as much. Other young people argue that the term NEETS is “patronizing” and should be changed to “LEETS” instead—looking for employment, education, or training. (Dazed)
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