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Unemployment: Young People

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 17 February 2025UIN 30898

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make a comparative assessment of the rates of youth unemployment in (a) the UK and (b) other OECD countries.

Answered by Alison McGovern

OECD youth unemployment rate data is available at: OECD Data Explorer • Infra-annual labour statistics

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