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- The Social Mobility Commission finds that former industrial communities in Britain face disadvantages, with one in seven 16-24-year-olds not in education, employment, or training between 2022 and 2024.
- The report notes regional disparities in childhood conditions and job opportunities in Yorkshire, the north-east, and Wales, and a shift toward work-life balance.
- By 2022–24, 48.2% of 25- to 29-year-olds had secured professional jobs, signaling a gap between privileged and working-class backgrounds.
