NEET analysis: One in six could be NEET by end of the decade, finds IPPR (opens in new tab)

New analysis of today’s NEET figures by IPPR finds that:On current trends, the number of young people who are NEET could rise from around one in eight today to one in six by the end of 2029. The recent rise has been driven mainly by young people who are economically inactive — meaning they are not in work and are not currently looking for work — rather than unemployed young people who are actively seeking a job. Three in five NEET young people are inactive, and this group accounts for two-thi...