00:01New figures show the number of young people aged 16 to 24 who are not in education, employment
00:07or training is rising and now edging close to 1 million.
00:11Official estimates put 957,000 young people classified as NEET in the October to December
00:18period.
00:19The Office for National Statistics says the jobs market remains weak with cuts in hospitality
00:24and graduate schemes affecting opportunities for young workers.
00:28More women are included in the NEET total.
00:31The number of those actively seeking work went up while those not looking fell.
00:36Government ministers acknowledge the challenge and they say they support measures to help
00:41people find jobs.
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