Many young people in Grimsby, like 20-year-old Libby and 22-year-old Curtis, struggle to find employment amidst rising NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) rates. Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, Libby and Curtis express their frustrations over the lack of responses. Although recent figures indicate a slight decrease in NEET rates, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall emphasizes that nearly a million young individuals remain marginalized. Both individuals are working towards improving their prospects through courses, aiming for better futures in the local economy, which struggles with lower employment rates than the national average.
"I've applied for factories, care work, hospital work - anything to just get a job to support me and my son," says 20-year-old mum Libby. She expresses the frustrations of job hunting amid high NEET statistics.
Although Friday's Neets figures show a slight decrease on the same period last year, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall says 'there are still nearly a million young people locked out of the system and being written off.'
Libby is now doing a first aid course at a local charity centre, having been referred there by a job centre, with the aim of pursuing her dream of running her own dog grooming business.
Curtis, 22, is doing the same first aid course as Libby. He states, 'I don't want to be unemployed, I'm sick of feeling like I have a lack of purpose.'
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