The facts are stark: Black young people aged 16-24 face unemployment rates of 27 per cent, compared to 10 per cent for their white peers across the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics. In London, it’s worse — 33 per cent — more than double the white youth unemployment rate, according to the most recent data available.
One week into the launch of our joint campaign with The King’s Trust — Destination Unknown — aimed at helping unemployed young Londoners into work or entrepreneurship, we focus on the additional hurdles facing young Black people who are consistently less likely to be employed than other groups, even those with similar socio-economic backgrounds.
