Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET): January to March 2023

Date published: 25 May 2023

Latest Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) results published

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) results released at 9.30am today indicate that there were an estimated 18,000 young people (aged 16 to 24 years) in Northern Ireland who were NEET in January to March 2023.

Key points

• In January to March 2023 there were an estimated 18,000 young people (aged 16 to 24) in NI who were not in education, employment or training (NEET).  This was 9.0% of all people aged 16 to 24 years in NI. The proportion of young people who were NEET in the UK was 10.6%.
• The NEET rate was 8.1% for males and 9.9% for females.

NEET tables are available on the quarterly labour force survey tables page.