Across the world there is a growing number of young people who aren’t in school, don’t have a job, and aren’t in any sort of vocational training.

More than a fifth of people worldwide between the ages of 15 and 24 years old – 21.7% – were considered NEETs in 2023, according to the International Labour Organization.

Finances are another common issue. The cost of education is prohibitive for some young people, and for others who do complete education or training, the high cost of living in the cities where job opportunities exist can keep them out of the labor market.

  • RentlarEnglish
    4•25 days ago

    I haven’t been able to provably say whether I’ve seen any that there was any position I’ve applied to that didn’t exist to begin with.

    I have personally encountered several times when open positions remain where the desired candidate was already chosen several weeks ago, and I only knew because I knew someone at the company, there was zero indication of that on the posting itself.