Record youth unemployment is a national disgrace
“It is a national disgrace that one in five 16 to 24 year-olds are now unemployed. As a society we cannot afford to write off a whole generation in this way,” said Steve Webb, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary.
Commenting on today’s unemployment figures showing that the number of young people out of work has reached a record high, Steve Webb said:
“Ministers need to explain why their never-ending announcements on jobs have done nothing to avoid a record number of young people finding themselves out of work.
“It is a national disgrace that one in five 16 to 24 year-olds are now unemployed. As a society we cannot afford to write off a whole generation in this way.
“For months young people have heard promises from the Government of jobs that will not materialise until next year at the earliest which will be too late.
“The Government must immediately invest in creating internships and training for young people to improve their chances of getting a job.”
