UK Youth Unemployment Crisis Could Hit 1.25M by 2031

Is this driven by a failing education system or is mass migration squeezing young Britons out of entry-level jobs?

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UK Youth Unemployment Crisis Could Hit 1.25M by 2031

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Above: Jobseekers at a job fair in London. Image credit: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Youth unemployment is rising because the education system keeps failing the same communities over and over. Half of kids on free school meals can't hit basic English and maths standards by 24, and that's not bad luck — that's a policy failure baked into the system. Poverty is deciding who gets a future, and tinkering with funding rules while rebranding qualifications isn't fixing anything.

Guardian

Stuey Beef on X

Mass migration is squeezing young Britons out of entry-level jobs before they even get a foot in the door. NonThe number of non-EU workers under 25 on UKU.K. payrolls has jumped 355% since 2020, while the British youth workforce barely moved. Starter roles are vanishing, and young Britons are stuck in a Catch-22 where employers demand experience that's no longer available to them.