Unemployment for 18-24s reaches 14% – the highest since 2020published at 08:31 GMT
We’re continuing to look through the figures released by the Office for National Statistics earlier and bring you any key lines.
The unemployment rate of people aged 18-24 in the UK has hit 14%, the data shows.
This marks a 0.3 percentage point increase from the three months to November, which saw an 18-24 unemployment rate of 13.7%
Aside from one three-month period in 2020 during the pandemic, which also saw 14%, the last time the UK saw a higher unemployment rate for 18-24s was in 2015.
For those aged 16-17, the unemployment rate is 34.2%, falling from 34.7% reported in the three months to November.
The ONS are set to release the latest figures looking specifically at the level of young people (16-24) not in education, employment or training, later this month.
