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<p>As of the 22<sup>nd</sup> April 2021, over 93,000 jobs have been made available
for young people to apply to through the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) Kickstart
Scheme. This includes approximately 16,600* jobs started by young people. There have
been over 195,000 jobs approved by the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>More than 260 young people,
on average, have started a Kickstart job every day for the last six weeks**.</p><p>
</p><p>The tables below show these figures split by region and sector, the data presented
has been rounded according to DWP statistical rounding convention. Although care is
taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts,
the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale
recording system which has been developed quickly. The management information presented
here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated
with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency.</p><p>
</p><p>*Around 1,000 of the Kickstart jobs started have been provided without government
funding.</p><p>** This is based on the number of young people starting in Kickstart
jobs from 11<sup>th</sup> March 2021 to 22<sup>nd</sup> April 2021.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Regions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jobs
Advertised</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jobs Started</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central
England</p></td><td><p>19,000</p></td><td><p>2,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London
and Essex</p></td><td><p>22,000</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
East England</p></td><td><p>6,600</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West England</p></td><td><p>16,000</p></td><td><p>3,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>6,500</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southern
England</p></td><td><p>19,000</p></td><td><p>3,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>5,300</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Figures
may not add up to provided totals due to rounding. 1,000 non-grant funded jobs are
included in Jobs Advertised but not included under Jobs Started.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>By Sector</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jobs
Advertised</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jobs Started</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administration</p></td><td><p>24,000</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Animal
Care</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beauty & Wellbeing</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business
& Finance</p></td><td><p>3,700</p></td><td><p>620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Computing,
Technology & Digital</p></td><td><p>7,500</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Construction
& Trades</p></td><td><p>3,100</p></td><td><p>580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Creative
& Media</p></td><td><p>7,300</p></td><td><p>1,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delivery
& Storage</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td><td><p>580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Emergency
& Uniform Services</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Engineering
& Maintenance</p></td><td><p>3,400</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environment
& Land</p></td><td><p>1,800</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Government
Services</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Healthcare</p></td><td><p>4,100</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home
Services</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospitality
& Food</p></td><td><p>6,100</p></td><td><p>750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Law &
Legal</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Managerial</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufacturing</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retail
& Sales</p></td><td><p>15,000</p></td><td><p>2,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science
& Research</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social
Care</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sports &
Leisure</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teaching &
Education</p></td><td><p>4,100</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Travel
& Tourism</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Figures
may not add up to provided totals due to rounding. 1,000 non-grant funded jobs are
included in Jobs Advertised but not included under Jobs Started.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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