Youth outside the labour force — Perceived barriers by service providers and service users: A mixed method approach

Solveig Ose and Chris Jensen

Children and Youth Services Review, 2017, vol. 81, issue C, 148-156

Abstract: Young people who are neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) have received increasing attention in Western countries. While some young people in the labour force are unemployed because of a shortage of jobs, others would be without employment even in periods of economic growth, when more jobs are available. The latter group is referred to as neither in the labour force nor in education or training (NLFET), and such people need intervention to improve their chances of work participation. However, this group is poorly understood, and more knowledge is needed to develop efficient measures. The purpose of the study is to investigate the NLFET population and to identify barriers to education or employment.

Keywords: Youth; Unemployed; Labour force; Mental problems; Social problems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.08.002

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