Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET): October to December 2023

Date published: 22 February 2024

Statistics:

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 15,000 young people (aged 16 to 24 years) in Northern Ireland who were NEET in October to December 2023.

Key points

  • In October to December 2023 there were an estimated 15,000 young people (aged 16 to 24) in NI who were not in education, employment or training (NEET).  This was 7.6% of all people aged 16 to 24 years in NI.
  • The NEET rate was 7.0% for males and 8.2% for females.

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

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