Growth alone won’t solve unemployment crisis
Businesses and government need to 'step up' to the challenge of supporting the younger generation
The head of the CBI, John Cridland, has warned that a return to growth will not solve the root causes of youth unemployment on its own, and is calling for renewed focus on the issue.
John Cridland said: “Youth unemployment has been rising since 2004, so it’s clear that a return to growth alone will not be enough to tackle the underlying causes of the problem.
“Today’s young people are entering a complex world, and are making choices from the age of 13 that will define what they will be able to do with their lives. We ask a lot more of them in making their way in the world than was asked of previous generations.
“Unemployment blights lives. Imbalances in the economy – and between regions – mount up further, and the costs of those millions of people being out of work run into billions of pounds each and every year.
“The result is sharp divides between the haves and have-nots, and across generational lines. As employers we can and should step up to give all of our young people the support they deserve.”
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