Youth unemployment in the United Kingdom

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Researchers have highlighted that the long-term youth unemployment in Great Britain has incredibly increased! The Trade Union Congress has brought up official statistics showing that there are more than 53% increase in the number of youngsters (16-24 of age) who are without any job. Official statistics have indicated that there are more than 1.02 million young people (in the period of May-July 2012) who are without a job in the United Kingdom. Other official reports have shown that youth unemployment is highest among the black people with 18.5% boys and 15.3% girls who are not even involved in any kind of education or training. As a matter of fact, the Trade Union Congress has highlighted that the £98 million cut in government support for jobless young people has triggered further the issue of youth unemployment in the United Kingdom. Besides, in-depth research have revealed that the loss of the Education Maintenance Allowance; higher tuition fees and the proposals to scrap Housing Housing Benefit for the under-25s were all responsible for the youth unemployment in Great Britain...