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Over 700k (UK) graduates out of work and claiming benefits, analysis suggests
- htx80nerd 9mo ago[flagged]
- toomuchtodo 9mo agoIs it not the fault of companies who will not hire, or require very unfavorable contracts without labor protections? The UK has no shortage of workers, but of jobs that pay a living wage and have labor protections. https://www.eversheds-sutherland.com/en/global/insights/the-employment-rights-bill-zero-and-low-hours-provisions https://www.eversheds-sutherland.com/en/global/insights/the-... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/23/million-young-people-work-uk-hidden-jobs-crisis-covid-ai-britain-neets https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/23/millio... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-hour_contract https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-hour_contract
- jurschreuder 9mo ago"It said 707,000 graduates aged 16 to 64 were out of work and claiming one or more benefits in 2024, an increase of more than 200,000 - or 46% - since 2019." They should have studied math.
- Graziano_M 9mo agoI don't get it? 707000 = 1.46x x = 707000/1.46 x = 484247 707000-464272 is more than 200k
- causalscience 9mo agoHe probably did the calculation that 707 - 200 = 507 and 200/507 = 0.39 which is different from 0.46.