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Youth unemployment rate is a call to action

Youth unemployment rate is a call to action

by Julia Evans | Feb 26, 2026 | Youth employment

Today’s news that the youth unemployment rate has hit 16.1% – the highest figure in just over a decade – is a call to action.Omarie, aged 20, who’s just finished the Spear Programme in Kennington, London, spoke to Radio 4’s World at One...

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