- Filename
- neet_and_net_estimates_from_the_lfs_2023.csv
- Geographic levels
- National
- Time period
- 2000 to 2023
- Content
Not in employment, education and training (NEET) and not in education and training (NET) estimates for England ages 16-24.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age | Age - Filter by age |
| conf_interval_plus_minus_employment_rate_NET | Confidence interval (95%) for the employment rate of the NET group |
| conf_interval_plus_minus_ILO_unemployed_less_6months | Confidence interval (95%) for the number NEET unemployed for less than 6 months |
| conf_interval_plus_minus_ILO_unemployed_more_6months | Confidence interval (95%) for the number NEET unemployed for more than 6 months |
| conf_interval_plus_minus_inactive_does_not_want_a_job | Confidence interval (95%) for the number NEET inactive and does not want a job |
| conf_interval_plus_minus_inactive_wants_a_job | Confidence interval (95%) for the number NEET inactive and want a job |
| conf_interval_plus_minus_NEET | Confidence interval (95%) for the number of NEET |
| conf_interval_plus_minus_NET | Confidence interval (95%) for the number NET |
| conf_interval_plus_minus_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick | Confidence interval (95%) for the number NEET with reason inactive as long-term or temporary sick |
| conf_interval_plus_minus_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home | Confidence interval (95%) for the number NEET with reason inactive as looking after family/home |
| conf_interval_plus_minus_reason_inactive_other | Confidence interval (95%) for the number NEET with reason inactive as other |
| employment_rate_NET | Employment rate of the NET group |
| gender | Sex - Filter by sex |
| lower_bound_employment_rate_NET | Lower bound employment rate of the NET group |
| lower_bound_number_ILO_unemployed_less_6months | Lower bound number ILO unemployed less 6 months |
| lower_bound_number_ILO_unemployed_more_6months | Lower bound number ILO unemployed more 6 months |
| lower_bound_number_inactive_does_not_want_a_job | Lower bound number inactive does not want a job |
| lower_bound_number_inactive_wants_a_job | Lower bound number inactive wants a job |
| lower_bound_number_NEET | Lower bound number NEET |
| lower_bound_number_NET | Lower bound number NET |
| lower_bound_number_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick | Lower bound number reason inactive long-term or temporary sick |
| lower_bound_number_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home | Lower bound number reason inactive looking after family or home |
| lower_bound_number_reason_inactive_other | Lower bound number reason inactive other |
| lower_bound_percent_annual_change_NEET | Lower bound annual change in NEET rate |
| lower_bound_percent_annual_change_NET | Lower bound annual change in NET rate |
| lower_bound_percent_ILO_unemployed_less_6months | Lower bound percent ILO unemployed less 6 months |
| lower_bound_percent_ILO_unemployed_more_6months | Lower bound percent ILO unemployed more 6 months |
| lower_bound_percent_inactive_does_not_want_a_job | Lower bound percent inactive does not want a job |
| lower_bound_percent_inactive_wants_a_job | Lower bound percent inactive wants a job |
| lower_bound_percent_NEET | Lower bound percent NEET |
| lower_bound_percent_NET | Lower bound percent NET |
| lower_bound_percent_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick | Lower bound percent reason inactive long-term or temporary sick |
| lower_bound_percent_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home | Lower bound percent reason inactive looking after family or home |
| lower_bound_percent_reason_inactive_other | Lower bound percent reason inactive other |
| number_ILO_unemployed_less_6months | Number NEET who are ILO unemployed for less than 6 months |
| number_ILO_unemployed_more_6months | Number NEET who are ILO unemployed for more than 6 months |
| number_inactive_does_not_want_a_job | Number NEET who were inactive and does not want a job |
| number_inactive_wants_a_job | Number NEET who were inactive and want a job |
| number_NEET | Number NEET |
| number_NET | Number NET |
| number_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick | Number NEET where reason for inactivity was long-term or temporarily sick |
| number_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home | Number NEET where reason for inactivity was looking after family/home |
| number_reason_inactive_other | Number NEET where reason for inactivity was other |
| percent_annual_change_conf_interval_plus_minus_NEET | Confidence interval (95%) for the annual change in NEET rate |
| percent_annual_change_conf_interval_plus_minus_NET | Confidence interval (95%) for the annual change in NET rate |
| percent_annual_change_NEET | Annual change in NEET rate |
| percent_annual_change_NET | Annual change in NET rate |
| percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_ILO_unemployed_less_6months | Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NEET unemployed for less than 6 months |
| percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_ILO_unemployed_more_6months | Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NEET unemployed for more than 6 months |
| percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_inactive_does_not_want_a_job | Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NEET inactive and does not want a job |
| percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_inactive_wants_a_job | Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NEET inactive and want a job |
| percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_NEET | Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NEET |
| percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_NET | Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NET |
| percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick | Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NEET with reason inactive as long-term or temporary sick |
| percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home | Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NEET with reason inactive as looking after family/home |
| percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_reason_inactive_other | Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage of NEET with reason inactive as other |
| percent_ILO_unemployed_less_6months | Percentage of NEET ILO unemployed for less than 6 months |
| percent_ILO_unemployed_more_6months | Percentage of NEET ILO unemployed for more than 6 months |
| percent_inactive_does_not_want_a_job | Percentage of NEET who were inactive and does not want a job |
| percent_inactive_wants_a_job | Percentage of NEET who were inactive and want a job |
| percent_NEET | Percentage of population NEET |
| percent_NET | Percentage of population NET |
| percent_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick | Percentage of NEET where reason for inactivity was long-term or temporarily sick |
| percent_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home | Percentage of NEET where reason for inactivity was looking after family/home |
| percent_reason_inactive_other | Percentage of NEET where reason for inactivity was other |
| population | Population (ONS estimate) |
| quarter | Quarter - Filter by quarter of the year (Q4 used in analysis) |
| sample_size | Sample size |
| upper_bound_employment_rate_NET | Upper bound employment rate of the NET group |
| upper_bound_number_ILO_unemployed_less_6months | Upper bound number ILO unemployed less 6 months |
| upper_bound_number_ILO_unemployed_more_6months | Upper bound number ILO unemployed more 6 months |
| upper_bound_number_inactive_does_not_want_a_job | Upper bound number inactive does not want a job |
| upper_bound_number_inactive_wants_a_job | Upper bound number inactive wants a job |
| upper_bound_number_NEET | Upper bound number NEET |
| upper_bound_number_NET | Upper bound number NET |
| upper_bound_number_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick | Upper bound number reason inactive long-term or temporary sick |
| upper_bound_number_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home | Upper bound number reason inactive looking after family or home |
| upper_bound_number_reason_inactive_other | Upper bound number reason inactive other |
| upper_bound_percent_annual_change_NEET | Upper bound annual change in NEET rate |
| upper_bound_percent_annual_change_NET | Upper bound annual change in NET rate |
| upper_bound_percent_ILO_unemployed_less_6months | Upper bound percent ILO unemployed less 6 months |
| upper_bound_percent_ILO_unemployed_more_6months | Upper bound percent ILO unemployed more 6 months |
| upper_bound_percent_inactive_does_not_want_a_job | Upper bound percent inactive does not want a job |
| upper_bound_percent_inactive_wants_a_job | Upper bound percent inactive wants a job |
| upper_bound_percent_NEET | Upper bound percent NEET |
| upper_bound_percent_NET | Upper bound percent NET |
| upper_bound_percent_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick | Upper bound percent reason inactive long-term or temporary sick |
| upper_bound_percent_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home | Upper bound percent reason inactive looking after family or home |
| upper_bound_percent_reason_inactive_other | Upper bound percent reason inactive other |
Footnotes
- LFS data has been reweighted from July 2022 onwards. Therefore there is a discontinuity in the timeseries at this point and comparisons to earlier data should be considered with caution.