Is there an answer to youth unemployment?
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The news on youth unemployment is worse than you think. It's not just that the rate of unemployment among the under 25s has reached a record level, and it's not just that the numbers keep on climbing. It's the fact that this decline in the employment of young people started well before the recession.
The government has launched a consultation into what on earth can be done. However, the answer could be in front of us right now: apprenticeships.