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Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET): April to June 2024

Date published: 22 August 2024

Topics: Work, pay and benefits,  Labour Force Survey

Latest Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) results published

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) results released at 9.30am today indicate that there were an estimated 14,000 young people (aged 16 to 24 years) in Northern Ireland who were NEET in April to June 2024.

Key points

  • In April to June 2024 there were an estimated 14,000 young people (aged 16 to 24) in NI who were not in education, employment or training (NEET).  This was 7.0% of all people aged 16 to 24 years in NI.
  • The NEET rate was 8.5% for males and 5.4% for females.

NEET tables are available on the quarterly labour force survey tables page.

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