Northern Ireland Labour Force Survey - Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) - November 2025
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Statistics on young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) were published today by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency.
Young people who were NEET
- There were an estimated 23,000 young people aged 16 to 24 years in Northern Ireland who were not in education, employment or training (NEET) in July to September 2025. This was equivalent to 11.7% of all those aged 16 to 24 years in NI, a decrease of 0.7 percentage points from the previous quarter (12.4% in April to June 2025).
- The NEET rate among males aged 16 to 24 was 9.9% and among females was 13.7% in July to September 2025.
- The number who were NEET decreased by 2,000 from the previous quarter, this change was not statistically significant; and increased by 8,000 over the year, this change was statistically significant.
- In July to September 2025 there were an estimated 16,000 young people aged 16 to 24 years who were not in education, employment or training and who were not looking for work and/or not available to start work (economically inactive). The remainder of those who were not in education, employment or training were looking for work in the previous four weeks and available to start within the next two weeks (unemployed).
