Release:Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), UK: May 2020

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Release date:
28 May 2020 09:30

Next release:
20 August 2020

Estimates of young people (aged 16 to 24 years) who are not in education, employment or training, by age and sex.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents a significant challenge to the UK. We are working to ensure that the UK has the vital information needed to respond to the impact of this pandemic on our economy and society.

The effects of the pandemic on ONS capacity and capability during this period means we have reviewed the existing labour market releases. As a result a shortened bulletin will be produced. All the data will still be available.

This action will protect the delivery and quality of our remaining outputs as well as ensuring we can respond to new demands as a direct result of COVID-19. More details about the impact on labour market outputs can be found in our statement

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