Question follow-through · 30894

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the level of unemployment in young people aged 16-24 in the latest period for which data is available.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 11 Feb 2025
Target answer date: 13 Feb 2025
Answer: 17 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

11 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the level of unemployment in young people aged 16-24 in the latest period for which data is available.
13 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Feb 2025
Answer published
The latest 16-24 UK unemployment level is published and available at: A01: Summary of labour market statistics - Office for National Statistics

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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