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Three in five young people who are neither learning nor working have never had a paid job, new analysis finds

New research on the UK’s near one million young people aged 16 to 24 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) reveals three in five (58%) have never had a paid job.

Young people who are not in education, employment, or training – what does the data tell us?

This briefing provides an overview of the scale of how many NEET young people there are in the UK, what the characteristics of NEET young people are, and the differences in opportunity between different areas of England.

Youth Opportunity Index 2025

Our Youth Opportunity Index 2025 gives a detailed portrait of the opportunities and challenges for every young person broken down by local education authority. It has revealed the intra-regional differences in England as well as regional ones.

Responding to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s spring statement 2025

L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's spring statement on 26 March 2025.

Labour Market Briefing: March 2025

Our analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS, released on 20 March 2025.

Responding to the Keep Britain Working Review’s new report

L&W's deputy director Elizabeth Gerard responds to the latest report from the Government's Keep Britain Working Review on 20 March 2025.

Labour market stats response, March 2025

L&W's chief economist Dr Helen Gray responds to the latest labour market data from ONS.

Responding to the Government’s Pathways to Work Green Paper

L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions' Pathways to Work Green Paper announcement on 18 March 2025.