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<p>The table shows the latest estimates of the number and proportion of young people
in England aged 16-24 by education participation and economic activity. In 2016 Quarter
4, 3,314,000 young people aged 16-24 in England were in full/part time education or
other training (55.8 per cent), and 3,440,000 (57.9 per cent) were employed.</p><p>
</p><p>It is important to note that individuals can be employed and in education or
training, as shown in the table. Also, the table shows that 11.3 per cent of individuals
aged 16-24 in England were not in education, employment or training (NEET), which
is published in the NEET quarterly brief and is the lowest estimate since records
began:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/neet-statistics-quarterly-brief-october-to-december-2016"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/neet-statistics-quarterly-brief-october-to-december-2016</a></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table- Labour market and education status
of the 16-24 population, Q4 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Full-time
education</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Part-time education & other training</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Not
in education or training</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Employed</strong></p></td><td><p>751,000</p></td><td><p>733,000</p></td><td><p>1,956,000</p></td><td><p>3,440,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unemployed</strong></p></td><td><p>173,000</p></td><td><p>22,000</p></td><td><p>279,000</p></td><td><p>474,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Inactive</strong></p></td><td><p>1,516,000</p></td><td><p>118,000</p></td><td><p>392,000</p></td><td><p>2,027,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>2,441,000</p></td><td><p>873,000</p></td><td><p>2,627,000</p></td><td><p>5,941,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Employed</strong></p></td><td><p>12.6%</p></td><td><p>12.3%</p></td><td><p>32.9%</p></td><td><p>57.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unemployed</strong></p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Inactive</strong></p></td><td><p>25.5%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>6.6%</p></td><td><p>34.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>41.1%</p></td><td><p>14.7%</p></td><td><p>44.2%</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
Labour Force Survey</p><p>Note: Numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand and percentages
are rounded to one decimal place.</p><p> </p><p>Information for the 16-24 year old
age group is not available at the Constituency or Unitary Authority level, but information
is published at the Local Authority level for the 16-17 age group:</p><p> </p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/participation-in-education-and-training-by-local-authority"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/participation-in-education-and-training-by-local-authority</a></p>
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