Job vacancies hit lowest level since 2021 | In Case You Missed It

One in four young people are out of work in London, and job vacancies in the UK are at their lowest level since 2021.

Feeling the effects of this are people like Theo – a computer science graduate who applied to over 500 jobs with no success.

So, what’s causing the downturn? And if the rates of unemployment in London are this high, should the rest of the UK be worried?

In this video:

00:00 – Realities of the job hunt
00:39 – Meet Theo – 500 applications… 500 rejections
01:47 – Data dive on job vacancies
02:39 – ‘Economically active’ explained
03:29 – Why the youth unemployment rate is so important
04:17 – Demoralised – the human cost of rejection
05:44 – The legacy of Covid-19
06:50 – Is London the ‘canary in the coal mine?’
07:29 – Resilience of young people
07:59 – Theo gets a job offer

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