25/09/2025
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A TUC analysis is 2023 found that the unemployment rate for under 25s was nearly three times higher than for all workers (12.3 per cent compared to 4.2 per cent), meaning that one in eight young people were without a job.
13 per cent of workers aged 16-24 were employed on a 0-hours contract, compared to 2.4 per cent of workers aged 25 and over. Despite only being 11 per cent of the total workforce, young workers made up 40 per cent of the 1.18 million workers employed on 0-hours.
Median hourly pay for 16 to 17-year-old employees was £8 per hour and £10.90 for 18 to 21-year-olds compared to £15.83 for all employees. Whilst lower hourly pay amongst young workers as they first enter the labour market might be expected, too many young people still earn below a living wage and are overrepresented in low paid occupations.
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