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22/11/2019
12% Of NI Young People Not In Work Or Training
Some 12% of young people in Northern Ireland were not in education, employment or training in the last quarter, official figures have revealed.
The Labour Force Survey by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) collected data on all young people aged between 16 and 24 in the three months until September.
Some 24,000 of those were found to be out of work and not in education or training (NEET).
The rate among females was the highest at 13%, while males out of the workforce and not in education stood at 11%.
Within the UK, NI had the second lowest 16-24 NEET rate at 12%.
The proportion of young people who were NEET in the UK was 13%.
(JG/CM)
The Labour Force Survey by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) collected data on all young people aged between 16 and 24 in the three months until September.
Some 24,000 of those were found to be out of work and not in education or training (NEET).
The rate among females was the highest at 13%, while males out of the workforce and not in education stood at 11%.
Within the UK, NI had the second lowest 16-24 NEET rate at 12%.
The proportion of young people who were NEET in the UK was 13%.
(JG/CM)
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