Youth unemployment figures

The Office for National Statistics has published the latest youth unemployment figures.

In the three months up to February 2013, there were 979,000 unemployed 16 to 24 years olds, up 20,000 from the previous quarter. The unemployment rate for 16 to 24 year olds was 21.1%, up 0.6 percentage points from the previous quarter.

The number of 16 to 24 years olds unemployed for over a year rose to 278,000 (from 265,000) and the number unemployed for over two years rose to 108,000 (from 90,000).

For further information visit www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lms/labour-market-statistics/april-2013/statistical-bulletin.html#tab-Young-people-in-the-labour-market