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Out of work youngsters are more likely to face a future on the dole queue.
That’s the findings of a new study which has found 20% of people who are unemployed between the ages of 18 to 24 are out of work a decade later.
Researchers from the Employment Research Institute (ERI) at Edinburgh Napier University say their data reveals the extent of the long-term impact of youth unemployment.
Professor Ronald McQuaid, who led the research, said: “The effects of young people being out of work for long periods mean that they are more likely to be unemployed or to have lower incomes even decades into the future.
“It is important that the various government, as well as other agencies, work closely together to reduce this scourge and to help young people get into and remain in work or give them realistic and meaningful work experience alternatives.”
The study, entitled “Effects of scarring on transitions of young people in the UK”, focused on 607 people over a decade from 1998 to 2008.
20% of those unemployed or in low paid work in 1998 were found to be out of work or in lower paid jobs in 2008, often after periods of being in-and out-of work. That is compared to just 11.2% of those who had had a job in 1998.
The length of time a young person spends unemployed was also found to play a significant role in their future prospects. Researchers found a strong link between the likelihood of being unemployed in 2008 and the number of weeks of unemployment 5 or 10 years previously.
Funded by the EU, the research forms part of a much wider project called “Workable” which involves analysts from nine different countries. Their work aims to find out how unemployed young people can be better supported in society.
Professor McQuaid added: “Our research also suggests confidence plays an important aspect in the success of young people in the labour market. Data showed ‘losing confidence’ was associated with negative results like less pay, a higher likelihood of unemployment and lower life satisfaction.”
The researchers used data from the British Household Panel Survey, following a group of people who were aged 18 to 24 in 1998 over ten years.
Here is the list of newspapers the story was published in 

• ‘Young could be out of a job for a decade’, Daily Express, 16/11/12
• ‘Jobless youths more likely to remain on dole queue’, Herald, 16/11/12
• 'Youngsters could face a decade on the dole’, Scotsman, 16/11/12
• ‘A decade on the dole for thousands of youngsters’, Metro, 16/11/12
• ‘Youngsters ‘face future on the dole’, according to new study, Evening Times, 16/11/12

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