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Starmer Faces Backlash as Youth Unemployment Hits 15.3%

11/16/2025

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Keir Starmer, Labour Party leader, faces criticism as nearly half the jobs lost since Labour's election are for workers under 25.
Youth unemployment rose to 15.3%, the highest rate since 2015.
Critics blame Labour's £25 billion national insurance hike for slowing job growth, while long term unemployed youth rose to 137,000.
The government plans a 'youth guarantee' to provide paid work for eligible young people on universal credit.

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Keir Starmer, Labour Party leader, faces criticism as nearly half the jobs lost since Labour's election are for workers under 25.
Youth unemployment rose to 15.3%, the highest rate since 2015.
Critics blame Labour's £25 billion national insurance hike for slowing job growth, while long term unemployed youth rose to 137,000.
The government plans a 'youth guarantee' to provide paid work for eligible young people on universal credit.