Starmer's Other Festering Problem - Only Half of Britain's 'Young' People Have Jobs
Only half of young people in the UK are employed, highlighting a significant youth job crisis. The government has pledged £1 billion to create 200,000 jobs for this demographic, but concerns remain about the effectiveness of these measures. Critics argue that the government's approach does not address underlying issues affecting the job market.
- ▪Only 50.6% of 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK were in payrolled work at the end of last year.
- ▪The UK government has pledged to invest £1 billion to help create 200,000 jobs for young people.
- ▪Demi Trowsdale, a 24-year-old with a degree, has been unemployed for four months despite sending 170 job applications.
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Starmer's Other Festering Problem - Only Half of Britain's 'Young' People Have Jobs Beege Welborn 11:00 AM | May 19, 2026 Jonathan Elderfield via AP This is a gruesome statistic and a pretty damning condemnation of the Labor labor market right now.Just half of 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK were in payrolled work at the end of last year, according to Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis that underscores the scale of the country’s escalating youth jobless crisis.The proportion, 50.6%, has fallen from 54.9% at the end of 2022, a drop similar in scale to the pandemic and the 2008 financial crisis, the study of administrative data found.
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