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did you know nearly 3 million people in
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the UK are out of work so what does the
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government plan to do about this here's
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everything you need to know in 60
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seconds or less economic inactivity in
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the UK is on the rise and has been since
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the covid pandemic the UK is the only
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major economy that has seen this metric
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increase in The Last 5 Years and as many
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as one in8 young people are now not in
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employment education or training the
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government wants to tackle this headon
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transforming job centers into a new
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National career service and increasing
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the links between skills provision and
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local need such as creating more
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construction courses in areas where
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there's a shortage of construction
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workers to build new housing but the
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conservatives have criticized the plan
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saying it contradicts measures in
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Labour's budget which employers say make
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hiring new employees more costly and
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riskier could these plans help young
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people into jobs or is there something
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the government's missing let us know in