<img src="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/business/2024/09/10/TELEMMGLPICT000377539032_17259471087340_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq-cVLixJZjJiTSS6NRQsYH1eE4VELs_h1OWoYU3s5Kzg.jpeg" alt="Youth unemployment soars to three-year high - latest updates" width="100%" height="auto"><div class="articleBodyText version-2 section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <p>Youth unemployment has surged to its highest level in three years, official figures show, dealing a blow to Sir Keir Starmer’s hopes of getting more people back into work.</p><p>The unemployment rate for 18 to 24-year-olds rose to 13.3pc in the three months to July, according to the Office for National Statistics.</p><p>The rate was the highest since the three months to January 2021, when Britain was at the height of Covid lockdowns.</p><p>The Prime Minister in July announced Skills England - one of his flagship projects aimed at getting people back into work.</p><p>Across Britain, the rate of UK unemployment fell to 4.1pc, down from 4.2% in the previous three months.</p><p><em>Read the latest updates below.</em></p> </div>
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Youth unemployment has surged to its highest level in three years, official figures show, dealing a blow to Sir Keir Starmer&rsquo;s hopes of getting more people back into work.{ai:summary}<p>Youth unemployment in the UK has reached 13.3% for those aged 18 to 24, the highest level in three years. This statistic complicates the efforts of Sir Keir Starmer to increase employment among young people. </p><p>Overall UK unemployment has decreased slightly to 4.1%. #economy</p>

Youth unemployment soars to three-year high - latest updates

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