What helps (and what doesn’t) when assisting our young people into employment
In quarter one of 2020, unemployment levels amongst our young people were particularly high in the regions of Waikato, Northland, and Taranaki. Of the twelve regions measured, these three regions had an average of 17% of their youth aged 15-24, not in employment, education or training (NEET). This has been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, and increased numbers of people becoming unemployed has resulted in more competition when applying for jobs for our rangatahi as well.