There has been a decrease from 54 to 37 per cent in the proportion of the age group who are active in the labour market, while for those aged 18-plus the drop has been by just two points to 72 per cent.
The unemployment rate for those aged 16 or 17 has increased from 19 per cent in 2002 to 37 per cent, and fewer young people in full-time education also had a job, according to the Measuring Young People’s Wellbeing 2012 report, which looked at a number of activities and trends affecting 16 to 24-year-olds.
Nationally, about a million young people are estimated to be unemployed, according to monthly employment statistics, a figure that has been rising over the past two years.
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