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<p>Long-term youth unemployment is falling, the number of young people who have been
claiming Jobseeker's Allowance for over a year has fallen for 17 consecutive months.</p><p>
</p><p>But no young person should be left behind in the recovery. We have delivered
1.7 million apprenticeships starts so far this Parliament. We will abolish employer
National Insurance contributions for under 21s which will help to support jobs for
almost 1.5 million young people in employment. And we are supporting up to 500,000
young people into education and employment through the Youth Contract.</p><p> </p>
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