< img src= "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/36d02078f70e798834151462d520fa419104e522/393_0_3933_3146/master/3933.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=cbd310191fa850dfc77133b8b6090b2f "alt="" > More than a million young people in the UK are not in education, work or training. They are the Neets, and according to a brand-new federal government report it’s a growing issue amongst 16- to 24-year-olds. Throughout Europe, young people took a hit during the Covid pandemic, however while other countries have recovered, Britain hasn’t.
Sammy Gecsoyler is a Guardian reporter and has been speaking to Neets– some of whom have actually requested countless tasks– to search for out what is failing. He hears how AI and remote job applications are affecting their task potential customers and leaving them demoralised.Annie Kelly talks to Hannah, a 24-year-old who originated from a little rural town but is an Oxford graduate who won a bursary to study there. She states she has actually found finding a task almost impossible. Hannah says the continuous rejection takes a toll, but likewise feels all her effort at school, college and university has been for absolutely nothing. Her bro, who is 27, remains in the same boat, she says. Divya Jyoti, a lecturer at the University of Lancaster, explains where the starter jobs have actually gone and what needs to be done to support young people and change the tasks market.
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