440,000 young people taking a break, a historic number

“I’m just taking it easy”… July is the highest ever for young people who are neither working nor looking for a job.

It was found that the number of young people who were neither working nor seeking employment last month reached an all-time high as of July. On the 18th, the National Statistical Office announced that the number of young people (ages 15 to 29) who ‘rested’ in July was counted at 443,000. This was last year

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It was found that the number of young people who were neither working nor seeking employment last month reached an all-time high as of July.

On the 18th, the National Statistical Office announced that the number of young people (ages 15 to 29) who ‘rested’ in July was counted at 443,000.

The most common reason for not looking for a job (42.9%) was ‘I don’t think there is a job that meets the desired wage or working conditions.’

This was followed by ‘I looked for it before, but there was no work (18.7%), ‘because I lack education and technical experience’ (13.4%), and ‘because there seemed to be no work nearby’ (11.1%).