Department for Education · 6 May 2005 – 11 May 2010
Young people NEET, number during the Labour 2005–2010 government
2004 → 2009 · 5 periods
↑ 19.3%+142,551 people
Young people NEET, number rose by 19.3% over the period, from 737,628 people (2004, the level when the government took office) to 880,179 (2009, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2004: 737,628
Level when it left 2009: 880,179
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
The estimated number of 16 to 24 year olds in England not in education, employment or training in the October to December quarter.
Doesn’t measure: Who they are individually: it is a survey-weighted estimate, not a register.