Youth unemployment figures in the UK 2000-2025
In the three months to January 2025, there were approximately 503,000 people aged between 18 and 24 that were unemployed, with a further 130,000 people aged 16 to 17 also unemployed.
Youth unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to January 2025 (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 20, 2025). Youth unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to January 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280431/youth-unemployment-figures-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Youth unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to January 2025 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 20, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280431/youth-unemployment-figures-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Youth unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to January 2025 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280431/youth-unemployment-figures-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Youth Unemployment Figures in The United Kingdom from January 2000 to January 2025 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280431/youth-unemployment-figures-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Youth unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to January 2025 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280431/youth-unemployment-figures-united-kingdom/ (last visited April 04, 2025)
Youth unemployment figures in the United Kingdom from January 2000 to January 2025 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 20, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280431/youth-unemployment-figures-united-kingdom/
