Private roundtable: Locked out: The role of the labour market in the NEETs challenge (opens in new tab)

Today’s young adults have been dealt a tough hand. They are trying to enter a labour market that is often hostile to younger workers – and the number of young people not in employment, education of training (NEET) is close to one million. The government has made positive steps in launching the Milburn review and announcing a £1.5 billion investment in getting young people back into employment, education or training, but, crucially, labour market conditions for young people today are very diff...