UK: “Record numbers not in education, work or training: Almost 15% of young people are now ‘neets’, official figures show”

Guardian: “The number of school-leavers not in education, work or training reached a record year-on-year high at the end of 2009 and ministers look set to miss a key target, official figures reveal today. Almost 15% of 16- to 24-year-olds in England were ‘neets’ (not in education, employment or training), quarterly statistics from October to December show.”