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Responding to today’s (Wednesday) report Remember the Young Ones on youth unemployment published by the Institute for Public Policy Research the TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “While youth unemployment is now finally starting to fall there are still over 160,000 more young people out of work than was the case six years ago.

“It will take more than economic recovery to improve young people’s labour market chances. Without more good quality apprenticeships, and a guaranteed job or high quality training place for any young person out of work longer than six months, too many young people will still be left behind.

“The government needs to give up on its failing Youth Contract and invest in programmes that actually work.”

NOTES TO EDITORS:

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