Report on young people not in employment, education or training | Eurofound

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Bhagavad-gita 4.2
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Bombay, March 22, 1974

Eurofound releases a report on young people not in employment, education or training

European Commission — The report analyses the labour market situation of young people in Europe, with a specific focus on the NEET group.

With unemployment levels for young people at unprecedented levels across the EU, a new report by Eurofound reveals how the greatest urgency lies with the 14 million young people currently not in employment, education or training (NEETs). Eurofound’s latest comparative research findings on NEETs show that the economic loss to society of not integrating NEETs is estimated at €153 billion, in addition to the inestimable costs for their disengagement from society in general. The report’s findings will be presented for the first time in full at the EU Presidency Conference on Employment Priorities in Nicosia, Cyprus, on ‘Developing sustainable youth employment policies in an era of fiscal constraints’.

This report analyses the labour market situation of young people in Europe, with a specific focus on the NEET group. It examines the determinants of belonging to the NEET group, and measures the economic and social costs of NEETs.

It also assesses how Member States through policies and interventions have sought to support young people to gain a foothold in the labour market. It shows that successful policy initiatives address specific, disadvantaged subgroups in the NEET population.

They are client-centred in their efforts to set young people on a pathway to long-term, sustainable employment and they are innovative, adopting new ways of reaching a target group. An executive summary is also available.

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