Number of NEETs dips below 1 million

Victoria Macdonald Health and Social Care Editor The number of young people not in education, employment or training dropped to 981,000 in April to June. That’s down from more than a million in the first quarter of the year. But it’s still higher than a year ago – despite the government’s efforts to tackle youth unemployment. We went to Liverpool to speak to two young people, who both found themselves among the ranks of the so-called NEETs.