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UK Plans 22,400 Apprenticeships to Cut Youth Unemployment
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- UK Prime Minister announced plans to end youth unemployment crisis, calling it an economic catastrophe.
- Government will launch sector jobs plans in professional services and construction, providing 22,400 apprenticeships each year.
- Former cabinet minister Alan Milburn’s review records a historic 1 million 18-to-24-year-old NEET, with 60% never employed.
- Review chair Peter Fonagy warns mental distress has risen since the 1990s, projecting one in four youths could develop disorders.