Record number of young people fear long-term unemployment
Key takeaways
- Photograph: Susannah Ireland/The Guardian View image in fullscreen‘Confidence is falling across England, across social groups, and across genders,’ the report says.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleYoung people in England are increasingly “losing faith in their futures” according to a report, as record numbers fear long-term unemployment.
- Analysing survey data, including from the Office for National Statistics, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said 16- to 21-year-olds were less confident about being successful than a decade ago.
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Photograph: Susannah Ireland/The Guardian View image in fullscreen‘Confidence is falling across England, across social groups, and across genders,’ the report says. Photograph: Susannah Ireland/The Guardian Youth unemployment Record number of young people fear long-term unemployment Report says confidence among 16- to 21-year-olds has fallen sharply as they doubt hard work will be rewarded
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleYoung people in England are increasingly “losing faith in their futures” according to a report, as record numbers fear long-term unemployment.
Analysing survey data, including from the Office for National Statistics, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said 16- to 21-year-olds were less confident about being successful than a decade ago.