The youth unemployment rate in the United Kingdom increased by two percentage points (+19.03 percent) in 2023. In total, the youth unemployment rate amounted to 12.54 percent in 2023. This increase was preceded by a declining youth unemployment rate. The youth unemployment rate refers to the share of the economically active population aged 15 to 24 currently without work but in search of employment. The youth unemployment rate does not include economically inactive persons such as the long-term unemployed or full-time students.
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). United Kingdom (UK): Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/813142/youth-unemployment-rate-in-the-united-kingdom/
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