Richard Partington
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first heard May 2026
last heard 10 Aug
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Today in Focus · ‘Lost generation’: why can’t young people get jobs? – The Latest · 28 May 2026
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Since 2015, things have been going backwards.
We've fallen down the rankings relative to other countries.
I think this is why it's one of the most troubling statistics, troubling issues in the country at the moment.
As you say, six in ten never had a job.
Almost half have been NEET for more than a year.
So they're really detached from both the education system after they've left school and they're not engaged in the jobs market either.
And the big reasons for this are several fold.
One of the biggest factors is rising mental ill health amongst young people.
And that can be attributed to a whole manner of things.
But there is a lot of concern about smartphones, social media, doom scrolling in the middle of the night, having a consequence on rising levels of anxiety and depression.
We're in a pretty weak jobs market at the moment.
The economy is not doing well as a consequence of the Iran war.
Cost of living crisis had already hit.
After the COVID pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, employers aren't taking people on as much as they used to.
And young people who lack experience, because they're by their definition at the start of their careers, are often the first to bear the brunt of that.
There's been tax increases from the government as well.
And that has played a contributing role as well.
Absolutely.
And also, if you think about AI and the way that's disrupting the jobs market,
That is particularly taking away employment opportunities in the entry level positions that young people would rely on.
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