Nearly a million young people in Britain are considered to be not in education, employment or training, otherwise known as NEET, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Earlier this month, MHA economic adviser Professor Joe Nellis warned: “The labour market continues to show signs of strain, as unemployment rose to 4.8 per cent in August. Hiring momentum has slowed across most sectors, with many employers holding off on new recruitment or scaling back hours instead of making redundancies.”
As such, more families are questioning whether young people should focus on getting into the workforce sooner rather than latter instead of racking up university debt.
Should more young people join the workforce instead of going to university?
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