Neet rates higher in England’s smaller cities and towns than in biggest cities

The Guardian World Friday 16 October 2026, 13:00 UTC By Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent 1 min read

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Initiatives to address youth employment crisis and offer training are being launched in towns such as TelfordSmaller cities and towns across England have higher rates of young people not in employment, education or training than in the nine largest cities, according to new analysis. The Centre for Cities, an independent thinktank dedicated to improving the economies of the UK, used 2021 census data to locate the rates across 41 cities and towns in England.

Initiatives to address youth employment crisis and offer training are being launched in towns such as Telford

Smaller cities and towns across England have higher rates of young people not in employment, education or training than in the nine largest cities, according to new analysis.

The Centre for Cities, an independent thinktank dedicated to improving the economies of the UK, used 2021 census data to locate the rates across 41 cities and towns in England.

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