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Latest NEET Rate

13.2%Percentage of young people aged 16-24 who are NEET as at Jul-Sep 2024 (seasonally adjusted)

Latest NEET Rate - Men

15.1%Percentage of young men aged 16-24 who are NEET as at Jul-Sep 2024 (seasonally adjusted)

Latest NEET Rate - Women

11.2%Percentage of young women aged 16-24 who are NEET as at Jul-Sep 2024 (seasonally adjusted)

About the data below

These visualisations are driven by data on rates of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the UK, from the Office for National Statistics available here.

The page is automatically updated when the latest UK NEET stats are published. The current data was published on 21 November 2024 and includes data up to the Jul-Sep 2024 quarter. The next scheduled publication is 27 February 2025.

Ethnicity Analysis

The visualisation below presents analysis of UK rates of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) from the Annual Population Survey, broken down by ethnic group.

010203040Other Black backgroundChineseOther Asian backgroundPakistaniWhite and Black CaribbeanWhite and Black AfricanWhite IrishBlack CaribbeanIndianWhite and AsianOther MixedOther WhiteBangladeshiWhite BritishBlack AfricanOther ethnic groupBlack Caribbean 25%White Irish 20%White and Black African 16%White and Black Caribbean 15%Pakistani 14%Other Asian background 12%Other ethnic group 12%Black African 12%White British 11%Bangladeshi 11%Other White 9%Other Mixed 8%White and Asian 8%Indian 8%Chinese 6%Other Black background 6%

Regional Analysis

The map below presents analysis of the Annual Population Survey, showing the percentage of young people who are NEET across UK regions.

North East NEET Rate: 15%North West NEET Rate: 11.2%Yorkshire & The Humber NEET Rate: 9.7%East Midlands NEET Rate: 10.3%West Midlands NEET Rate: 12.5%East of England NEET Rate: 13.1%London NEET Rate: 11.6%South East NEET Rate: 9.7%South West NEET Rate: 9.4%

Rates of young people not in education, employment or training (seasonally adjusted)

This chart shows seasonally adjusted rates of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET). In addition, the unemployment and economically inactive rates are shown. These figures are based on the population in the relevant age range (16-24 years old).

All young people

NEET rate for all young people (16-24)

Economically inactive rate
Unemployed rate
Total NEET rate
Jul-Sep2004Jul-Sep2009Jul-Sep2014Jul-Sep2019Jul-Sep2024Rate (%)01015205Oct-Dec 2001 NEET rate: 12.9%Jan-Mar 2002 NEET rate: 13.3%Apr-Jun 2002 NEET rate: 13.4%Jul-Sep 2002 NEET rate: 13.3%Oct-Dec 2002 NEET rate: 12.7%Jan-Mar 2003 NEET rate: 13.5%Apr-Jun 2003 NEET rate: 13.4%Jul-Sep 2003 NEET rate: 13.1%Oct-Dec 2003 NEET rate: 12.6%Jan-Mar 2004 NEET rate: 12.4%Apr-Jun 2004 NEET rate: 12.9%Jul-Sep 2004 NEET rate: 13.4%Oct-Dec 2004 NEET rate: 13.4%Jan-Mar 2005 NEET rate: 13.4%Apr-Jun 2005 NEET rate: 13.7%Jul-Sep 2005 NEET rate: 13.5%Oct-Dec 2005 NEET rate: 14.4%Jan-Mar 2006 NEET rate: 14.1%Apr-Jun 2006 NEET rate: 14.6%Jul-Sep 2006 NEET rate: 14.3%Oct-Dec 2006 NEET rate: 13.8%Jan-Mar 2007 NEET rate: 14.1%Apr-Jun 2007 NEET rate: 14.1%Jul-Sep 2007 NEET rate: 13.7%Oct-Dec 2007 NEET rate: 13.4%Jan-Mar 2008 NEET rate: 13.4%Apr-Jun 2008 NEET rate: 13.8%Jul-Sep 2008 NEET rate: 14.3%Oct-Dec 2008 NEET rate: 14.2%Jan-Mar 2009 NEET rate: 15.1%Apr-Jun 2009 NEET rate: 15.6%Jul-Sep 2009 NEET rate: 15.4%Oct-Dec 2009 NEET rate: 14.9%Jan-Mar 2010 NEET rate: 15.5%Apr-Jun 2010 NEET rate: 14.7%Jul-Sep 2010 NEET rate: 15.3%Oct-Dec 2010 NEET rate: 15.9%Jan-Mar 2011 NEET rate: 15.3%Apr-Jun 2011 NEET rate: 15.8%Jul-Sep 2011 NEET rate: 16.9%Oct-Dec 2011 NEET rate: 16.5%Jan-Mar 2012 NEET rate: 16.2%Apr-Jun 2012 NEET rate: 16.2%Jul-Sep 2012 NEET rate: 15.0%Oct-Dec 2012 NEET rate: 14.8%Jan-Mar 2013 NEET rate: 15.0%Apr-Jun 2013 NEET rate: 14.9%Jul-Sep 2013 NEET rate: 14.9%Oct-Dec 2013 NEET rate: 14.2%Jan-Mar 2014 NEET rate: 13.4%Apr-Jun 2014 NEET rate: 13.2%Jul-Sep 2014 NEET rate: 13.3%Oct-Dec 2014 NEET rate: 13.3%Jan-Mar 2015 NEET rate: 12.9%Apr-Jun 2015 NEET rate: 12.7%Jul-Sep 2015 NEET rate: 11.8%Oct-Dec 2015 NEET rate: 11.9%Jan-Mar 2016 NEET rate: 12.0%Apr-Jun 2016 NEET rate: 11.7%Jul-Sep 2016 NEET rate: 12.0%Oct-Dec 2016 NEET rate: 11.5%Jan-Mar 2017 NEET rate: 11.2%Apr-Jun 2017 NEET rate: 11.2%Jul-Sep 2017 NEET rate: 11.3%Oct-Dec 2017 NEET rate: 11.3%Jan-Mar 2018 NEET rate: 11.4%Apr-Jun 2018 NEET rate: 11.1%Jul-Sep 2018 NEET rate: 10.9%Oct-Dec 2018 NEET rate: 11.3%Jan-Mar 2019 NEET rate: 11.0%Apr-Jun 2019 NEET rate: 11.5%Jul-Sep 2019 NEET rate: 11.6%Oct-Dec 2019 NEET rate: 11.1%Jan-Mar 2020 NEET rate: 11.3%Apr-Jun 2020 NEET rate: 11.5%Jul-Sep 2020 NEET rate: 11.3%Oct-Dec 2020 NEET rate: 11.7%Jan-Mar 2021 NEET rate: 10.6%Apr-Jun 2021 NEET rate: 9.5%Jul-Sep 2021 NEET rate: 10.4%Oct-Dec 2021 NEET rate: 10.2%Jan-Mar 2022 NEET rate: 10.4%Apr-Jun 2022 NEET rate: 10.4%Jul-Sep 2022 NEET rate: 10.8%Oct-Dec 2022 NEET rate: 11.8%Jan-Mar 2023 NEET rate: 11.5%Apr-Jun 2023 NEET rate: 11.3%Jul-Sep 2023 NEET rate: 12.3%Oct-Dec 2023 NEET rate: 12.0%Jan-Mar 2024 NEET rate: 12.6%Apr-Jun 2024 NEET rate: 12.2%Jul-Sep 2024 NEET rate: 13.2%Oct-Dec 2001 Unemployed rate: 5.8%Jan-Mar 2002 Unemployed rate: 5.8%Apr-Jun 2002 Unemployed rate: 5.7%Jul-Sep 2002 Unemployed rate: 5.5%Oct-Dec 2002 Unemployed rate: 5.4%Jan-Mar 2003 Unemployed rate: 5.8%Apr-Jun 2003 Unemployed rate: 5.4%Jul-Sep 2003 Unemployed rate: 5.3%Oct-Dec 2003 Unemployed rate: 5.0%Jan-Mar 2004 Unemployed rate: 5.0%Apr-Jun 2004 Unemployed rate: 5.3%Jul-Sep 2004 Unemployed rate: 5.6%Oct-Dec 2004 Unemployed rate: 5.7%Jan-Mar 2005 Unemployed rate: 5.5%Apr-Jun 2005 Unemployed rate: 5.6%Jul-Sep 2005 Unemployed rate: 5.7%Oct-Dec 2005 Unemployed rate: 6.2%Jan-Mar 2006 Unemployed rate: 5.8%Apr-Jun 2006 Unemployed rate: 6.4%Jul-Sep 2006 Unemployed rate: 6.3%Oct-Dec 2006 Unemployed rate: 5.9%Jan-Mar 2007 Unemployed rate: 6.2%Apr-Jun 2007 Unemployed rate: 6.1%Jul-Sep 2007 Unemployed rate: 5.8%Oct-Dec 2007 Unemployed rate: 5.8%Jan-Mar 2008 Unemployed rate: 5.8%Apr-Jun 2008 Unemployed rate: 6.0%Jul-Sep 2008 Unemployed rate: 6.5%Oct-Dec 2008 Unemployed rate: 7.0%Jan-Mar 2009 Unemployed rate: 7.7%Apr-Jun 2009 Unemployed rate: 7.9%Jul-Sep 2009 Unemployed rate: 7.8%Oct-Dec 2009 Unemployed rate: 7.4%Jan-Mar 2010 Unemployed rate: 7.8%Apr-Jun 2010 Unemployed rate: 7.4%Jul-Sep 2010 Unemployed rate: 7.7%Oct-Dec 2010 Unemployed rate: 8.1%Jan-Mar 2011 Unemployed rate: 7.9%Apr-Jun 2011 Unemployed rate: 8.3%Jul-Sep 2011 Unemployed rate: 9.3%Oct-Dec 2011 Unemployed rate: 9.1%Jan-Mar 2012 Unemployed rate: 8.8%Apr-Jun 2012 Unemployed rate: 8.7%Jul-Sep 2012 Unemployed rate: 7.8%Oct-Dec 2012 Unemployed rate: 7.8%Jan-Mar 2013 Unemployed rate: 8.0%Apr-Jun 2013 Unemployed rate: 8.0%Jul-Sep 2013 Unemployed rate: 8.3%Oct-Dec 2013 Unemployed rate: 7.8%Jan-Mar 2014 Unemployed rate: 6.9%Apr-Jun 2014 Unemployed rate: 6.2%Jul-Sep 2014 Unemployed rate: 6.3%Oct-Dec 2014 Unemployed rate: 6.3%Jan-Mar 2015 Unemployed rate: 5.9%Apr-Jun 2015 Unemployed rate: 5.8%Jul-Sep 2015 Unemployed rate: 5.2%Oct-Dec 2015 Unemployed rate: 5.0%Jan-Mar 2016 Unemployed rate: 5.3%Apr-Jun 2016 Unemployed rate: 5.3%Jul-Sep 2016 Unemployed rate: 5.2%Oct-Dec 2016 Unemployed rate: 4.7%Jan-Mar 2017 Unemployed rate: 4.6%Apr-Jun 2017 Unemployed rate: 4.6%Jul-Sep 2017 Unemployed rate: 4.3%Oct-Dec 2017 Unemployed rate: 4.6%Jan-Mar 2018 Unemployed rate: 4.5%Apr-Jun 2018 Unemployed rate: 4.1%Jul-Sep 2018 Unemployed rate: 4.1%Oct-Dec 2018 Unemployed rate: 4.5%Jan-Mar 2019 Unemployed rate: 4.3%Apr-Jun 2019 Unemployed rate: 4.8%Jul-Sep 2019 Unemployed rate: 4.6%Oct-Dec 2019 Unemployed rate: 4.4%Jan-Mar 2020 Unemployed rate: 4.7%Apr-Jun 2020 Unemployed rate: 4.4%Jul-Sep 2020 Unemployed rate: 5.1%Oct-Dec 2020 Unemployed rate: 5.2%Jan-Mar 2021 Unemployed rate: 4.7%Apr-Jun 2021 Unemployed rate: 4.1%Jul-Sep 2021 Unemployed rate: 4.0%Oct-Dec 2021 Unemployed rate: 3.8%Jan-Mar 2022 Unemployed rate: 3.6%Apr-Jun 2022 Unemployed rate: 3.5%Jul-Sep 2022 Unemployed rate: 3.6%Oct-Dec 2022 Unemployed rate: 4.4%Jan-Mar 2023 Unemployed rate: 4.4%Apr-Jun 2023 Unemployed rate: 4.7%Jul-Sep 2023 Unemployed rate: 4.3%Oct-Dec 2023 Unemployed rate: 4.1%Jan-Mar 2024 Unemployed rate: 4.5%Apr-Jun 2024 Unemployed rate: 4.6%Jul-Sep 2024 Unemployed rate: 5.5%Oct-Dec 2001 Economically inactive rate: 7.1%Jan-Mar 2002 Economically inactive rate: 7.5%Apr-Jun 2002 Economically inactive rate: 7.8%Jul-Sep 2002 Economically inactive rate: 7.8%Oct-Dec 2002 Economically inactive rate: 7.3%Jan-Mar 2003 Economically inactive rate: 7.7%Apr-Jun 2003 Economically inactive rate: 8.0%Jul-Sep 2003 Economically inactive rate: 7.8%Oct-Dec 2003 Economically inactive rate: 7.6%Jan-Mar 2004 Economically inactive rate: 7.4%Apr-Jun 2004 Economically inactive rate: 7.7%Jul-Sep 2004 Economically inactive rate: 7.9%Oct-Dec 2004 Economically inactive rate: 7.8%Jan-Mar 2005 Economically inactive rate: 7.9%Apr-Jun 2005 Economically inactive rate: 8.1%Jul-Sep 2005 Economically inactive rate: 7.7%Oct-Dec 2005 Economically inactive rate: 8.2%Jan-Mar 2006 Economically inactive rate: 8.3%Apr-Jun 2006 Economically inactive rate: 8.2%Jul-Sep 2006 Economically inactive rate: 7.9%Oct-Dec 2006 Economically inactive rate: 8.0%Jan-Mar 2007 Economically inactive rate: 7.8%Apr-Jun 2007 Economically inactive rate: 7.9%Jul-Sep 2007 Economically inactive rate: 8.0%Oct-Dec 2007 Economically inactive rate: 7.7%Jan-Mar 2008 Economically inactive rate: 7.6%Apr-Jun 2008 Economically inactive rate: 7.8%Jul-Sep 2008 Economically inactive rate: 7.8%Oct-Dec 2008 Economically inactive rate: 7.2%Jan-Mar 2009 Economically inactive rate: 7.4%Apr-Jun 2009 Economically inactive rate: 7.6%Jul-Sep 2009 Economically inactive rate: 7.7%Oct-Dec 2009 Economically inactive rate: 7.4%Jan-Mar 2010 Economically inactive rate: 7.7%Apr-Jun 2010 Economically inactive rate: 7.3%Jul-Sep 2010 Economically inactive rate: 7.6%Oct-Dec 2010 Economically inactive rate: 7.8%Jan-Mar 2011 Economically inactive rate: 7.4%Apr-Jun 2011 Economically inactive rate: 7.5%Jul-Sep 2011 Economically inactive rate: 7.6%Oct-Dec 2011 Economically inactive rate: 7.4%Jan-Mar 2012 Economically inactive rate: 7.4%Apr-Jun 2012 Economically inactive rate: 7.5%Jul-Sep 2012 Economically inactive rate: 7.2%Oct-Dec 2012 Economically inactive rate: 7.0%Jan-Mar 2013 Economically inactive rate: 7.0%Apr-Jun 2013 Economically inactive rate: 6.9%Jul-Sep 2013 Economically inactive rate: 6.7%Oct-Dec 2013 Economically inactive rate: 6.4%Jan-Mar 2014 Economically inactive rate: 6.5%Apr-Jun 2014 Economically inactive rate: 7.0%Jul-Sep 2014 Economically inactive rate: 7.0%Oct-Dec 2014 Economically inactive rate: 7.1%Jan-Mar 2015 Economically inactive rate: 6.9%Apr-Jun 2015 Economically inactive rate: 6.9%Jul-Sep 2015 Economically inactive rate: 6.6%Oct-Dec 2015 Economically inactive rate: 6.8%Jan-Mar 2016 Economically inactive rate: 6.7%Apr-Jun 2016 Economically inactive rate: 6.4%Jul-Sep 2016 Economically inactive rate: 6.8%Oct-Dec 2016 Economically inactive rate: 6.8%Jan-Mar 2017 Economically inactive rate: 6.6%Apr-Jun 2017 Economically inactive rate: 6.6%Jul-Sep 2017 Economically inactive rate: 6.9%Oct-Dec 2017 Economically inactive rate: 6.6%Jan-Mar 2018 Economically inactive rate: 6.9%Apr-Jun 2018 Economically inactive rate: 7.0%Jul-Sep 2018 Economically inactive rate: 6.8%Oct-Dec 2018 Economically inactive rate: 6.8%Jan-Mar 2019 Economically inactive rate: 6.7%Apr-Jun 2019 Economically inactive rate: 6.7%Jul-Sep 2019 Economically inactive rate: 7.0%Oct-Dec 2019 Economically inactive rate: 6.7%Jan-Mar 2020 Economically inactive rate: 6.6%Apr-Jun 2020 Economically inactive rate: 7.1%Jul-Sep 2020 Economically inactive rate: 6.2%Oct-Dec 2020 Economically inactive rate: 6.5%Jan-Mar 2021 Economically inactive rate: 6.0%Apr-Jun 2021 Economically inactive rate: 5.4%Jul-Sep 2021 Economically inactive rate: 6.4%Oct-Dec 2021 Economically inactive rate: 6.4%Jan-Mar 2022 Economically inactive rate: 6.7%Apr-Jun 2022 Economically inactive rate: 6.9%Jul-Sep 2022 Economically inactive rate: 7.2%Oct-Dec 2022 Economically inactive rate: 7.4%Jan-Mar 2023 Economically inactive rate: 7.1%Apr-Jun 2023 Economically inactive rate: 6.6%Jul-Sep 2023 Economically inactive rate: 7.9%Oct-Dec 2023 Economically inactive rate: 7.9%Jan-Mar 2024 Economically inactive rate: 8.1%Apr-Jun 2024 Economically inactive rate: 7.5%Jul-Sep 2024 Economically inactive rate: 7.7%
Young women

NEET rate for young women (16-24)

Economically inactive rate
Unemployed rate
Total NEET rate
Jul-Sep2004Jul-Sep2009Jul-Sep2014Jul-Sep2019Jul-Sep2024Rate (%)01015205Oct-Dec 2001 NEET rate: 15.3%Jan-Mar 2002 NEET rate: 15.3%Apr-Jun 2002 NEET rate: 15.5%Jul-Sep 2002 NEET rate: 15.3%Oct-Dec 2002 NEET rate: 15.0%Jan-Mar 2003 NEET rate: 15.7%Apr-Jun 2003 NEET rate: 16.2%Jul-Sep 2003 NEET rate: 15.6%Oct-Dec 2003 NEET rate: 14.9%Jan-Mar 2004 NEET rate: 14.5%Apr-Jun 2004 NEET rate: 15.5%Jul-Sep 2004 NEET rate: 16.0%Oct-Dec 2004 NEET rate: 15.5%Jan-Mar 2005 NEET rate: 15.7%Apr-Jun 2005 NEET rate: 15.9%Jul-Sep 2005 NEET rate: 15.2%Oct-Dec 2005 NEET rate: 16.1%Jan-Mar 2006 NEET rate: 16.0%Apr-Jun 2006 NEET rate: 16.0%Jul-Sep 2006 NEET rate: 16.4%Oct-Dec 2006 NEET rate: 15.7%Jan-Mar 2007 NEET rate: 16.0%Apr-Jun 2007 NEET rate: 15.9%Jul-Sep 2007 NEET rate: 15.9%Oct-Dec 2007 NEET rate: 15.6%Jan-Mar 2008 NEET rate: 15.6%Apr-Jun 2008 NEET rate: 16.0%Jul-Sep 2008 NEET rate: 16.1%Oct-Dec 2008 NEET rate: 16.1%Jan-Mar 2009 NEET rate: 16.5%Apr-Jun 2009 NEET rate: 16.8%Jul-Sep 2009 NEET rate: 16.9%Oct-Dec 2009 NEET rate: 16.6%Jan-Mar 2010 NEET rate: 17.1%Apr-Jun 2010 NEET rate: 16.2%Jul-Sep 2010 NEET rate: 17.1%Oct-Dec 2010 NEET rate: 17.2%Jan-Mar 2011 NEET rate: 16.3%Apr-Jun 2011 NEET rate: 17.2%Jul-Sep 2011 NEET rate: 18.0%Oct-Dec 2011 NEET rate: 17.3%Jan-Mar 2012 NEET rate: 17.1%Apr-Jun 2012 NEET rate: 17.1%Jul-Sep 2012 NEET rate: 16.1%Oct-Dec 2012 NEET rate: 16.0%Jan-Mar 2013 NEET rate: 16.5%Apr-Jun 2013 NEET rate: 16.2%Jul-Sep 2013 NEET rate: 16.0%Oct-Dec 2013 NEET rate: 14.9%Jan-Mar 2014 NEET rate: 14.5%Apr-Jun 2014 NEET rate: 14.3%Jul-Sep 2014 NEET rate: 14.5%Oct-Dec 2014 NEET rate: 15.4%Jan-Mar 2015 NEET rate: 14.4%Apr-Jun 2015 NEET rate: 13.9%Jul-Sep 2015 NEET rate: 12.9%Oct-Dec 2015 NEET rate: 13.0%Jan-Mar 2016 NEET rate: 13.0%Apr-Jun 2016 NEET rate: 12.3%Jul-Sep 2016 NEET rate: 12.2%Oct-Dec 2016 NEET rate: 11.6%Jan-Mar 2017 NEET rate: 11.5%Apr-Jun 2017 NEET rate: 11.6%Jul-Sep 2017 NEET rate: 10.8%Oct-Dec 2017 NEET rate: 11.1%Jan-Mar 2018 NEET rate: 11.6%Apr-Jun 2018 NEET rate: 11.4%Jul-Sep 2018 NEET rate: 12.0%Oct-Dec 2018 NEET rate: 12.2%Jan-Mar 2019 NEET rate: 11.3%Apr-Jun 2019 NEET rate: 11.2%Jul-Sep 2019 NEET rate: 11.2%Oct-Dec 2019 NEET rate: 11.0%Jan-Mar 2020 NEET rate: 11.0%Apr-Jun 2020 NEET rate: 11.2%Jul-Sep 2020 NEET rate: 10.2%Oct-Dec 2020 NEET rate: 10.2%Jan-Mar 2021 NEET rate: 9.3%Apr-Jun 2021 NEET rate: 8.9%Jul-Sep 2021 NEET rate: 9.9%Oct-Dec 2021 NEET rate: 9.0%Jan-Mar 2022 NEET rate: 9.6%Apr-Jun 2022 NEET rate: 9.8%Jul-Sep 2022 NEET rate: 10.4%Oct-Dec 2022 NEET rate: 11.6%Jan-Mar 2023 NEET rate: 11.7%Apr-Jun 2023 NEET rate: 10.8%Jul-Sep 2023 NEET rate: 11.8%Oct-Dec 2023 NEET rate: 11.0%Jan-Mar 2024 NEET rate: 11.2%Apr-Jun 2024 NEET rate: 10.8%Jul-Sep 2024 NEET rate: 11.2%Oct-Dec 2001 Unemployed rate: 4.4%Jan-Mar 2002 Unemployed rate: 4.2%Apr-Jun 2002 Unemployed rate: 4.1%Jul-Sep 2002 Unemployed rate: 4.1%Oct-Dec 2002 Unemployed rate: 3.9%Jan-Mar 2003 Unemployed rate: 4.4%Apr-Jun 2003 Unemployed rate: 4.2%Jul-Sep 2003 Unemployed rate: 4.0%Oct-Dec 2003 Unemployed rate: 3.8%Jan-Mar 2004 Unemployed rate: 3.7%Apr-Jun 2004 Unemployed rate: 4.1%Jul-Sep 2004 Unemployed rate: 4.4%Oct-Dec 2004 Unemployed rate: 4.3%Jan-Mar 2005 Unemployed rate: 4.1%Apr-Jun 2005 Unemployed rate: 4.3%Jul-Sep 2005 Unemployed rate: 4.0%Oct-Dec 2005 Unemployed rate: 4.5%Jan-Mar 2006 Unemployed rate: 4.4%Apr-Jun 2006 Unemployed rate: 4.8%Jul-Sep 2006 Unemployed rate: 4.9%Oct-Dec 2006 Unemployed rate: 4.7%Jan-Mar 2007 Unemployed rate: 4.7%Apr-Jun 2007 Unemployed rate: 4.7%Jul-Sep 2007 Unemployed rate: 4.5%Oct-Dec 2007 Unemployed rate: 4.5%Jan-Mar 2008 Unemployed rate: 4.4%Apr-Jun 2008 Unemployed rate: 4.7%Jul-Sep 2008 Unemployed rate: 4.9%Oct-Dec 2008 Unemployed rate: 5.2%Jan-Mar 2009 Unemployed rate: 5.9%Apr-Jun 2009 Unemployed rate: 5.9%Jul-Sep 2009 Unemployed rate: 5.9%Oct-Dec 2009 Unemployed rate: 5.6%Jan-Mar 2010 Unemployed rate: 5.8%Apr-Jun 2010 Unemployed rate: 5.7%Jul-Sep 2010 Unemployed rate: 6.3%Oct-Dec 2010 Unemployed rate: 6.4%Jan-Mar 2011 Unemployed rate: 6.1%Apr-Jun 2011 Unemployed rate: 6.5%Jul-Sep 2011 Unemployed rate: 7.0%Oct-Dec 2011 Unemployed rate: 6.7%Jan-Mar 2012 Unemployed rate: 6.5%Apr-Jun 2012 Unemployed rate: 6.4%Jul-Sep 2012 Unemployed rate: 6.0%Oct-Dec 2012 Unemployed rate: 6.1%Jan-Mar 2013 Unemployed rate: 6.5%Apr-Jun 2013 Unemployed rate: 6.4%Jul-Sep 2013 Unemployed rate: 6.6%Oct-Dec 2013 Unemployed rate: 6.0%Jan-Mar 2014 Unemployed rate: 5.3%Apr-Jun 2014 Unemployed rate: 4.7%Jul-Sep 2014 Unemployed rate: 4.9%Oct-Dec 2014 Unemployed rate: 5.2%Jan-Mar 2015 Unemployed rate: 4.8%Apr-Jun 2015 Unemployed rate: 4.6%Jul-Sep 2015 Unemployed rate: 4.2%Oct-Dec 2015 Unemployed rate: 4.1%Jan-Mar 2016 Unemployed rate: 4.5%Apr-Jun 2016 Unemployed rate: 4.4%Jul-Sep 2016 Unemployed rate: 4.1%Oct-Dec 2016 Unemployed rate: 3.4%Jan-Mar 2017 Unemployed rate: 3.4%Apr-Jun 2017 Unemployed rate: 3.7%Jul-Sep 2017 Unemployed rate: 3.3%Oct-Dec 2017 Unemployed rate: 3.8%Jan-Mar 2018 Unemployed rate: 3.8%Apr-Jun 2018 Unemployed rate: 3.2%Jul-Sep 2018 Unemployed rate: 3.4%Oct-Dec 2018 Unemployed rate: 3.6%Jan-Mar 2019 Unemployed rate: 3.4%Apr-Jun 2019 Unemployed rate: 3.6%Jul-Sep 2019 Unemployed rate: 3.1%Oct-Dec 2019 Unemployed rate: 3.0%Jan-Mar 2020 Unemployed rate: 3.5%Apr-Jun 2020 Unemployed rate: 3.5%Jul-Sep 2020 Unemployed rate: 3.4%Oct-Dec 2020 Unemployed rate: 3.7%Jan-Mar 2021 Unemployed rate: 3.6%Apr-Jun 2021 Unemployed rate: 3.3%Jul-Sep 2021 Unemployed rate: 3.2%Oct-Dec 2021 Unemployed rate: 3.0%Jan-Mar 2022 Unemployed rate: 2.3%Apr-Jun 2022 Unemployed rate: 2.1%Jul-Sep 2022 Unemployed rate: 2.8%Oct-Dec 2022 Unemployed rate: 3.4%Jan-Mar 2023 Unemployed rate: 3.5%Apr-Jun 2023 Unemployed rate: 2.8%Jul-Sep 2023 Unemployed rate: 2.8%Oct-Dec 2023 Unemployed rate: 2.8%Jan-Mar 2024 Unemployed rate: 3.3%Apr-Jun 2024 Unemployed rate: 3.4%Jul-Sep 2024 Unemployed rate: 3.8%Oct-Dec 2001 Economically inactive rate: 10.9%Jan-Mar 2002 Economically inactive rate: 11.1%Apr-Jun 2002 Economically inactive rate: 11.4%Jul-Sep 2002 Economically inactive rate: 11.2%Oct-Dec 2002 Economically inactive rate: 11.1%Jan-Mar 2003 Economically inactive rate: 11.3%Apr-Jun 2003 Economically inactive rate: 11.9%Jul-Sep 2003 Economically inactive rate: 11.6%Oct-Dec 2003 Economically inactive rate: 11.1%Jan-Mar 2004 Economically inactive rate: 10.8%Apr-Jun 2004 Economically inactive rate: 11.4%Jul-Sep 2004 Economically inactive rate: 11.6%Oct-Dec 2004 Economically inactive rate: 11.2%Jan-Mar 2005 Economically inactive rate: 11.6%Apr-Jun 2005 Economically inactive rate: 11.6%Jul-Sep 2005 Economically inactive rate: 11.2%Oct-Dec 2005 Economically inactive rate: 11.7%Jan-Mar 2006 Economically inactive rate: 11.7%Apr-Jun 2006 Economically inactive rate: 11.2%Jul-Sep 2006 Economically inactive rate: 11.5%Oct-Dec 2006 Economically inactive rate: 11.0%Jan-Mar 2007 Economically inactive rate: 11.2%Apr-Jun 2007 Economically inactive rate: 11.2%Jul-Sep 2007 Economically inactive rate: 11.3%Oct-Dec 2007 Economically inactive rate: 11.1%Jan-Mar 2008 Economically inactive rate: 11.2%Apr-Jun 2008 Economically inactive rate: 11.3%Jul-Sep 2008 Economically inactive rate: 11.2%Oct-Dec 2008 Economically inactive rate: 10.9%Jan-Mar 2009 Economically inactive rate: 10.6%Apr-Jun 2009 Economically inactive rate: 10.9%Jul-Sep 2009 Economically inactive rate: 11.0%Oct-Dec 2009 Economically inactive rate: 11.0%Jan-Mar 2010 Economically inactive rate: 11.3%Apr-Jun 2010 Economically inactive rate: 10.5%Jul-Sep 2010 Economically inactive rate: 10.8%Oct-Dec 2010 Economically inactive rate: 10.8%Jan-Mar 2011 Economically inactive rate: 10.3%Apr-Jun 2011 Economically inactive rate: 10.7%Jul-Sep 2011 Economically inactive rate: 10.9%Oct-Dec 2011 Economically inactive rate: 10.5%Jan-Mar 2012 Economically inactive rate: 10.6%Apr-Jun 2012 Economically inactive rate: 10.7%Jul-Sep 2012 Economically inactive rate: 10.2%Oct-Dec 2012 Economically inactive rate: 9.9%Jan-Mar 2013 Economically inactive rate: 10.0%Apr-Jun 2013 Economically inactive rate: 9.9%Jul-Sep 2013 Economically inactive rate: 9.4%Oct-Dec 2013 Economically inactive rate: 8.9%Jan-Mar 2014 Economically inactive rate: 9.2%Apr-Jun 2014 Economically inactive rate: 9.6%Jul-Sep 2014 Economically inactive rate: 9.6%Oct-Dec 2014 Economically inactive rate: 10.2%Jan-Mar 2015 Economically inactive rate: 9.6%Apr-Jun 2015 Economically inactive rate: 9.4%Jul-Sep 2015 Economically inactive rate: 8.7%Oct-Dec 2015 Economically inactive rate: 9.0%Jan-Mar 2016 Economically inactive rate: 8.4%Apr-Jun 2016 Economically inactive rate: 7.9%Jul-Sep 2016 Economically inactive rate: 8.1%Oct-Dec 2016 Economically inactive rate: 8.2%Jan-Mar 2017 Economically inactive rate: 8.1%Apr-Jun 2017 Economically inactive rate: 7.9%Jul-Sep 2017 Economically inactive rate: 7.5%Oct-Dec 2017 Economically inactive rate: 7.3%Jan-Mar 2018 Economically inactive rate: 7.9%Apr-Jun 2018 Economically inactive rate: 8.2%Jul-Sep 2018 Economically inactive rate: 8.6%Oct-Dec 2018 Economically inactive rate: 8.5%Jan-Mar 2019 Economically inactive rate: 7.9%Apr-Jun 2019 Economically inactive rate: 7.6%Jul-Sep 2019 Economically inactive rate: 8.1%Oct-Dec 2019 Economically inactive rate: 8.0%Jan-Mar 2020 Economically inactive rate: 7.4%Apr-Jun 2020 Economically inactive rate: 7.7%Jul-Sep 2020 Economically inactive rate: 6.8%Oct-Dec 2020 Economically inactive rate: 6.5%Jan-Mar 2021 Economically inactive rate: 5.8%Apr-Jun 2021 Economically inactive rate: 5.6%Jul-Sep 2021 Economically inactive rate: 6.7%Oct-Dec 2021 Economically inactive rate: 6.0%Jan-Mar 2022 Economically inactive rate: 7.3%Apr-Jun 2022 Economically inactive rate: 7.6%Jul-Sep 2022 Economically inactive rate: 7.6%Oct-Dec 2022 Economically inactive rate: 8.1%Jan-Mar 2023 Economically inactive rate: 8.2%Apr-Jun 2023 Economically inactive rate: 8.0%Jul-Sep 2023 Economically inactive rate: 9.0%Oct-Dec 2023 Economically inactive rate: 8.2%Jan-Mar 2024 Economically inactive rate: 7.9%Apr-Jun 2024 Economically inactive rate: 7.4%Jul-Sep 2024 Economically inactive rate: 7.4%
Young men

NEET rate for young men (16-24)

Economically inactive rate
Unemployed rate
Total NEET rate
Jul-Sep2004Jul-Sep2009Jul-Sep2014Jul-Sep2019Jul-Sep2024Rate (%)01015205Oct-Dec 2001 NEET rate: 10.6%Jan-Mar 2002 NEET rate: 11.2%Apr-Jun 2002 NEET rate: 11.4%Jul-Sep 2002 NEET rate: 11.3%Oct-Dec 2002 NEET rate: 10.4%Jan-Mar 2003 NEET rate: 11.3%Apr-Jun 2003 NEET rate: 10.7%Jul-Sep 2003 NEET rate: 10.7%Oct-Dec 2003 NEET rate: 10.3%Jan-Mar 2004 NEET rate: 10.2%Apr-Jun 2004 NEET rate: 10.4%Jul-Sep 2004 NEET rate: 10.9%Oct-Dec 2004 NEET rate: 11.4%Jan-Mar 2005 NEET rate: 11.2%Apr-Jun 2005 NEET rate: 11.5%Jul-Sep 2005 NEET rate: 11.8%Oct-Dec 2005 NEET rate: 12.7%Jan-Mar 2006 NEET rate: 12.1%Apr-Jun 2006 NEET rate: 13.1%Jul-Sep 2006 NEET rate: 12.1%Oct-Dec 2006 NEET rate: 12.0%Jan-Mar 2007 NEET rate: 12.2%Apr-Jun 2007 NEET rate: 12.2%Jul-Sep 2007 NEET rate: 11.6%Oct-Dec 2007 NEET rate: 11.3%Jan-Mar 2008 NEET rate: 11.2%Apr-Jun 2008 NEET rate: 11.6%Jul-Sep 2008 NEET rate: 12.5%Oct-Dec 2008 NEET rate: 12.2%Jan-Mar 2009 NEET rate: 13.8%Apr-Jun 2009 NEET rate: 14.3%Jul-Sep 2009 NEET rate: 14.0%Oct-Dec 2009 NEET rate: 13.2%Jan-Mar 2010 NEET rate: 13.9%Apr-Jun 2010 NEET rate: 13.2%Jul-Sep 2010 NEET rate: 13.5%Oct-Dec 2010 NEET rate: 14.5%Jan-Mar 2011 NEET rate: 14.3%Apr-Jun 2011 NEET rate: 14.4%Jul-Sep 2011 NEET rate: 15.8%Oct-Dec 2011 NEET rate: 15.7%Jan-Mar 2012 NEET rate: 15.3%Apr-Jun 2012 NEET rate: 15.3%Jul-Sep 2012 NEET rate: 13.9%Oct-Dec 2012 NEET rate: 13.6%Jan-Mar 2013 NEET rate: 13.6%Apr-Jun 2013 NEET rate: 13.6%Jul-Sep 2013 NEET rate: 13.9%Oct-Dec 2013 NEET rate: 13.6%Jan-Mar 2014 NEET rate: 12.4%Apr-Jun 2014 NEET rate: 12.2%Jul-Sep 2014 NEET rate: 12.1%Oct-Dec 2014 NEET rate: 11.4%Jan-Mar 2015 NEET rate: 11.4%Apr-Jun 2015 NEET rate: 11.4%Jul-Sep 2015 NEET rate: 10.7%Oct-Dec 2015 NEET rate: 10.8%Jan-Mar 2016 NEET rate: 11.1%Apr-Jun 2016 NEET rate: 11.2%Jul-Sep 2016 NEET rate: 11.8%Oct-Dec 2016 NEET rate: 11.5%Jan-Mar 2017 NEET rate: 10.8%Apr-Jun 2017 NEET rate: 10.7%Jul-Sep 2017 NEET rate: 11.7%Oct-Dec 2017 NEET rate: 11.4%Jan-Mar 2018 NEET rate: 11.1%Apr-Jun 2018 NEET rate: 10.9%Jul-Sep 2018 NEET rate: 9.7%Oct-Dec 2018 NEET rate: 10.5%Jan-Mar 2019 NEET rate: 10.8%Apr-Jun 2019 NEET rate: 11.7%Jul-Sep 2019 NEET rate: 12.0%Oct-Dec 2019 NEET rate: 11.1%Jan-Mar 2020 NEET rate: 11.5%Apr-Jun 2020 NEET rate: 11.9%Jul-Sep 2020 NEET rate: 12.3%Oct-Dec 2020 NEET rate: 13.1%Jan-Mar 2021 NEET rate: 11.8%Apr-Jun 2021 NEET rate: 10.0%Jul-Sep 2021 NEET rate: 10.9%Oct-Dec 2021 NEET rate: 11.3%Jan-Mar 2022 NEET rate: 11.1%Apr-Jun 2022 NEET rate: 11.0%Jul-Sep 2022 NEET rate: 11.2%Oct-Dec 2022 NEET rate: 12.0%Jan-Mar 2023 NEET rate: 11.3%Apr-Jun 2023 NEET rate: 11.8%Jul-Sep 2023 NEET rate: 12.8%Oct-Dec 2023 NEET rate: 12.9%Jan-Mar 2024 NEET rate: 13.9%Apr-Jun 2024 NEET rate: 13.5%Jul-Sep 2024 NEET rate: 15.1%Oct-Dec 2001 Unemployed rate: 7.2%Jan-Mar 2002 Unemployed rate: 7.3%Apr-Jun 2002 Unemployed rate: 7.2%Jul-Sep 2002 Unemployed rate: 6.9%Oct-Dec 2002 Unemployed rate: 6.8%Jan-Mar 2003 Unemployed rate: 7.2%Apr-Jun 2003 Unemployed rate: 6.6%Jul-Sep 2003 Unemployed rate: 6.6%Oct-Dec 2003 Unemployed rate: 6.3%Jan-Mar 2004 Unemployed rate: 6.2%Apr-Jun 2004 Unemployed rate: 6.4%Jul-Sep 2004 Unemployed rate: 6.7%Oct-Dec 2004 Unemployed rate: 7.0%Jan-Mar 2005 Unemployed rate: 6.9%Apr-Jun 2005 Unemployed rate: 7.0%Jul-Sep 2005 Unemployed rate: 7.5%Oct-Dec 2005 Unemployed rate: 7.9%Jan-Mar 2006 Unemployed rate: 7.2%Apr-Jun 2006 Unemployed rate: 7.9%Jul-Sep 2006 Unemployed rate: 7.7%Oct-Dec 2006 Unemployed rate: 7.0%Jan-Mar 2007 Unemployed rate: 7.7%Apr-Jun 2007 Unemployed rate: 7.6%Jul-Sep 2007 Unemployed rate: 7.0%Oct-Dec 2007 Unemployed rate: 7.0%Jan-Mar 2008 Unemployed rate: 7.1%Apr-Jun 2008 Unemployed rate: 7.3%Jul-Sep 2008 Unemployed rate: 8.1%Oct-Dec 2008 Unemployed rate: 8.7%Jan-Mar 2009 Unemployed rate: 9.6%Apr-Jun 2009 Unemployed rate: 9.9%Jul-Sep 2009 Unemployed rate: 9.7%Oct-Dec 2009 Unemployed rate: 9.3%Jan-Mar 2010 Unemployed rate: 9.7%Apr-Jun 2010 Unemployed rate: 9.1%Jul-Sep 2010 Unemployed rate: 9.1%Oct-Dec 2010 Unemployed rate: 9.6%Jan-Mar 2011 Unemployed rate: 9.7%Apr-Jun 2011 Unemployed rate: 10.2%Jul-Sep 2011 Unemployed rate: 11.5%Oct-Dec 2011 Unemployed rate: 11.4%Jan-Mar 2012 Unemployed rate: 11.0%Apr-Jun 2012 Unemployed rate: 11.0%Jul-Sep 2012 Unemployed rate: 9.5%Oct-Dec 2012 Unemployed rate: 9.4%Jan-Mar 2013 Unemployed rate: 9.5%Apr-Jun 2013 Unemployed rate: 9.6%Jul-Sep 2013 Unemployed rate: 9.8%Oct-Dec 2013 Unemployed rate: 9.6%Jan-Mar 2014 Unemployed rate: 8.6%Apr-Jun 2014 Unemployed rate: 7.7%Jul-Sep 2014 Unemployed rate: 7.7%Oct-Dec 2014 Unemployed rate: 7.4%Jan-Mar 2015 Unemployed rate: 7.0%Apr-Jun 2015 Unemployed rate: 7.0%Jul-Sep 2015 Unemployed rate: 6.2%Oct-Dec 2015 Unemployed rate: 6.0%Jan-Mar 2016 Unemployed rate: 6.0%Apr-Jun 2016 Unemployed rate: 6.2%Jul-Sep 2016 Unemployed rate: 6.3%Oct-Dec 2016 Unemployed rate: 6.1%Jan-Mar 2017 Unemployed rate: 5.7%Apr-Jun 2017 Unemployed rate: 5.4%Jul-Sep 2017 Unemployed rate: 5.3%Oct-Dec 2017 Unemployed rate: 5.4%Jan-Mar 2018 Unemployed rate: 5.2%Apr-Jun 2018 Unemployed rate: 5.1%Jul-Sep 2018 Unemployed rate: 4.7%Oct-Dec 2018 Unemployed rate: 5.4%Jan-Mar 2019 Unemployed rate: 5.2%Apr-Jun 2019 Unemployed rate: 5.9%Jul-Sep 2019 Unemployed rate: 6.0%Oct-Dec 2019 Unemployed rate: 5.7%Jan-Mar 2020 Unemployed rate: 5.7%Apr-Jun 2020 Unemployed rate: 5.3%Jul-Sep 2020 Unemployed rate: 6.7%Oct-Dec 2020 Unemployed rate: 6.6%Jan-Mar 2021 Unemployed rate: 5.7%Apr-Jun 2021 Unemployed rate: 4.9%Jul-Sep 2021 Unemployed rate: 4.7%Oct-Dec 2021 Unemployed rate: 4.5%Jan-Mar 2022 Unemployed rate: 4.9%Apr-Jun 2022 Unemployed rate: 4.8%Jul-Sep 2022 Unemployed rate: 4.4%Oct-Dec 2022 Unemployed rate: 5.4%Jan-Mar 2023 Unemployed rate: 5.2%Apr-Jun 2023 Unemployed rate: 6.6%Jul-Sep 2023 Unemployed rate: 5.9%Oct-Dec 2023 Unemployed rate: 5.4%Jan-Mar 2024 Unemployed rate: 5.6%Apr-Jun 2024 Unemployed rate: 5.9%Jul-Sep 2024 Unemployed rate: 7.1%Oct-Dec 2001 Economically inactive rate: 3.4%Jan-Mar 2002 Economically inactive rate: 3.9%Apr-Jun 2002 Economically inactive rate: 4.1%Jul-Sep 2002 Economically inactive rate: 4.5%Oct-Dec 2002 Economically inactive rate: 3.6%Jan-Mar 2003 Economically inactive rate: 4.1%Apr-Jun 2003 Economically inactive rate: 4.0%Jul-Sep 2003 Economically inactive rate: 4.1%Oct-Dec 2003 Economically inactive rate: 4.0%Jan-Mar 2004 Economically inactive rate: 4.0%Apr-Jun 2004 Economically inactive rate: 4.0%Jul-Sep 2004 Economically inactive rate: 4.1%Oct-Dec 2004 Economically inactive rate: 4.4%Jan-Mar 2005 Economically inactive rate: 4.3%Apr-Jun 2005 Economically inactive rate: 4.5%Jul-Sep 2005 Economically inactive rate: 4.3%Oct-Dec 2005 Economically inactive rate: 4.8%Jan-Mar 2006 Economically inactive rate: 4.9%Apr-Jun 2006 Economically inactive rate: 5.2%Jul-Sep 2006 Economically inactive rate: 4.4%Oct-Dec 2006 Economically inactive rate: 5.0%Jan-Mar 2007 Economically inactive rate: 4.5%Apr-Jun 2007 Economically inactive rate: 4.7%Jul-Sep 2007 Economically inactive rate: 4.6%Oct-Dec 2007 Economically inactive rate: 4.3%Jan-Mar 2008 Economically inactive rate: 4.2%Apr-Jun 2008 Economically inactive rate: 4.3%Jul-Sep 2008 Economically inactive rate: 4.4%Oct-Dec 2008 Economically inactive rate: 3.5%Jan-Mar 2009 Economically inactive rate: 4.1%Apr-Jun 2009 Economically inactive rate: 4.4%Jul-Sep 2009 Economically inactive rate: 4.3%Oct-Dec 2009 Economically inactive rate: 3.9%Jan-Mar 2010 Economically inactive rate: 4.1%Apr-Jun 2010 Economically inactive rate: 4.1%Jul-Sep 2010 Economically inactive rate: 4.4%Oct-Dec 2010 Economically inactive rate: 4.9%Jan-Mar 2011 Economically inactive rate: 4.6%Apr-Jun 2011 Economically inactive rate: 4.3%Jul-Sep 2011 Economically inactive rate: 4.3%Oct-Dec 2011 Economically inactive rate: 4.3%Jan-Mar 2012 Economically inactive rate: 4.3%Apr-Jun 2012 Economically inactive rate: 4.4%Jul-Sep 2012 Economically inactive rate: 4.4%Oct-Dec 2012 Economically inactive rate: 4.2%Jan-Mar 2013 Economically inactive rate: 4.1%Apr-Jun 2013 Economically inactive rate: 4.0%Jul-Sep 2013 Economically inactive rate: 4.1%Oct-Dec 2013 Economically inactive rate: 4.0%Jan-Mar 2014 Economically inactive rate: 3.8%Apr-Jun 2014 Economically inactive rate: 4.5%Jul-Sep 2014 Economically inactive rate: 4.4%Oct-Dec 2014 Economically inactive rate: 4.0%Jan-Mar 2015 Economically inactive rate: 4.4%Apr-Jun 2015 Economically inactive rate: 4.4%Jul-Sep 2015 Economically inactive rate: 4.5%Oct-Dec 2015 Economically inactive rate: 4.8%Jan-Mar 2016 Economically inactive rate: 5.1%Apr-Jun 2016 Economically inactive rate: 5.0%Jul-Sep 2016 Economically inactive rate: 5.5%Oct-Dec 2016 Economically inactive rate: 5.4%Jan-Mar 2017 Economically inactive rate: 5.1%Apr-Jun 2017 Economically inactive rate: 5.3%Jul-Sep 2017 Economically inactive rate: 6.4%Oct-Dec 2017 Economically inactive rate: 6.0%Jan-Mar 2018 Economically inactive rate: 5.9%Apr-Jun 2018 Economically inactive rate: 5.8%Jul-Sep 2018 Economically inactive rate: 5.0%Oct-Dec 2018 Economically inactive rate: 5.2%Jan-Mar 2019 Economically inactive rate: 5.5%Apr-Jun 2019 Economically inactive rate: 5.8%Jul-Sep 2019 Economically inactive rate: 6.0%Oct-Dec 2019 Economically inactive rate: 5.5%Jan-Mar 2020 Economically inactive rate: 5.8%Apr-Jun 2020 Economically inactive rate: 6.6%Jul-Sep 2020 Economically inactive rate: 5.6%Oct-Dec 2020 Economically inactive rate: 6.5%Jan-Mar 2021 Economically inactive rate: 6.1%Apr-Jun 2021 Economically inactive rate: 5.1%Jul-Sep 2021 Economically inactive rate: 6.2%Oct-Dec 2021 Economically inactive rate: 6.8%Jan-Mar 2022 Economically inactive rate: 6.3%Apr-Jun 2022 Economically inactive rate: 6.2%Jul-Sep 2022 Economically inactive rate: 6.9%Oct-Dec 2022 Economically inactive rate: 6.7%Jan-Mar 2023 Economically inactive rate: 6.2%Apr-Jun 2023 Economically inactive rate: 5.2%Jul-Sep 2023 Economically inactive rate: 6.9%Oct-Dec 2023 Economically inactive rate: 7.5%Jan-Mar 2024 Economically inactive rate: 8.3%Apr-Jun 2024 Economically inactive rate: 7.7%Jul-Sep 2024 Economically inactive rate: 7.9%

Data tables

All young people

Seasonally adjusted NEET rate table for all young people (aged 16-24) for last three years. Values are rounded from the ONS provided figures, and may not add up. Raw data accessible via the download link is as provided by ONS.

QuarterTotal NEET rateUnemployed rateEconomically inactive rate
Oct-Dec 202110.2%3.8%6.4%
Jan-Mar 202210.4%3.6%6.7%
Apr-Jun 202210.4%3.5%6.9%
Jul-Sep 202210.8%3.6%7.2%
Oct-Dec 202211.8%4.4%7.4%
Jan-Mar 202311.5%4.4%7.1%
Apr-Jun 202311.3%4.7%6.6%
Jul-Sep 202312.3%4.3%7.9%
Oct-Dec 202312.0%4.1%7.9%
Jan-Mar 202412.6%4.5%8.1%
Apr-Jun 202412.2%4.6%7.5%
Jul-Sep 202413.2%5.5%7.7%
Young women

Seasonally adjusted NEET rate table for young women (aged 16-24) for last three years. Values are rounded from the ONS provided figures, and may not add up. Raw data accessible via the download link is as provided by ONS.

QuarterTotal NEET rateUnemployed rateEconomically inactive rate
Oct-Dec 20219.0%3.0%6.0%
Jan-Mar 20229.6%2.3%7.3%
Apr-Jun 20229.8%2.1%7.6%
Jul-Sep 202210.4%2.8%7.6%
Oct-Dec 202211.6%3.4%8.1%
Jan-Mar 202311.7%3.5%8.2%
Apr-Jun 202310.8%2.8%8.0%
Jul-Sep 202311.8%2.8%9.0%
Oct-Dec 202311.0%2.8%8.2%
Jan-Mar 202411.2%3.3%7.9%
Apr-Jun 202410.8%3.4%7.4%
Jul-Sep 202411.2%3.8%7.4%
Young men

Seasonally adjusted NEET rate table for young men (aged 16-24) for last three years. Values are rounded from the ONS provided figures, and may not add up. Raw data accessible via the download link is as provided by ONS.

QuarterTotal NEET rateUnemployed rateEconomically inactive rate
Oct-Dec 202111.3%4.5%6.8%
Jan-Mar 202211.1%4.9%6.3%
Apr-Jun 202211.0%4.8%6.2%
Jul-Sep 202211.2%4.4%6.9%
Oct-Dec 202212.0%5.4%6.7%
Jan-Mar 202311.3%5.2%6.2%
Apr-Jun 202311.8%6.6%5.2%
Jul-Sep 202312.8%5.9%6.9%
Oct-Dec 202312.9%5.4%7.5%
Jan-Mar 202413.9%5.6%8.3%
Apr-Jun 202413.5%5.9%7.7%
Jul-Sep 202415.1%7.1%7.9%