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NEET is not synonymous with unemployed. It includes people who aren't in education or training as well. So comparing with the unemployed group in America, isn't

NEET is not synonymous with unemployed. It includes people who aren't in education or training as well. So comparing with the unemployed group in America, isn't a proper parallel. You would need to compare to people who are both unemployed and also not in school. Hence the unemployment number of 16-19 year old versus NEETS, would be very skewed as most of those people on those age in the US are legally required to be attending school thus can't be NEETs.

tossaway1 9y ago
Unemployment numbers in the US don't include students.
- dismantlethesun 9y ago
  The US unemployment rate includes students, so long as they were seeking work at for at least one season of the year. If you look at it on a month-to-month basis, it is seasonally adjusted, as students typically seek work during the summer [1]. If you look at it, the unemployment rate for 16 year old's is incredibly high---at ~16% [2]. These people like OP said, are nearly universally in schooling and would not be counted as NEETs. I can't say though how the NEET score is calculated in Japan. If it is so strict as to only include people who have never held a job, education, or training of any kind during the year then it can't be compared to any unemployment statistic as those would typically drop someone if they worked once or gave up. Either ways, comparing it is bad---which is what the grand-poster is getting at, so I think we all agree. [1] https://www.bls.gov/news.release/youth.nr0.htm https://www.bls.gov/news.release/youth.nr0.htm [2] https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cpseea10.htm https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cpseea10.htm
emodendroket 9y ago
Unemployment rates only include people actively seeking work (actually, this is a common criticism of the figures, since they don't include people who've just given up).

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NEET is not synonymous with unemployed. It includes people who aren't in education or training as well. So comparing with the unemployed group in America, isn't

by true_religion 9y ago

tossaway1 9y ago
Unemployment numbers in the US don't include students.
- dismantlethesun 9y ago
  The US unemployment rate includes students, so long as they were seeking work at for at least one season of the year. If you look at it on a month-to-month basis, it is seasonally adjusted, as students typically seek work during the summer [1]. If you look at it, the unemployment rate for 16 year old's is incredibly high---at ~16% [2]. These people like OP said, are nearly universally in schooling and would not be counted as NEETs. I can't say though how the NEET score is calculated in Japan. If it is so strict as to only include people who have never held a job, education, or training of any kind during the year then it can't be compared to any unemployment statistic as those would typically drop someone if they worked once or gave up. Either ways, comparing it is bad---which is what the grand-poster is getting at, so I think we all agree. [1] https://www.bls.gov/news.release/youth.nr0.htm https://www.bls.gov/news.release/youth.nr0.htm [2] https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cpseea10.htm https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cpseea10.htm
emodendroket 9y ago
Unemployment rates only include people actively seeking work (actually, this is a common criticism of the figures, since they don't include people who've just given up).