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Fortune
Orianna Rosa Royle

NEETS are not working by choice—but a 'perfect storm' is creating a pool of highly trained and willing workers who are the 'new unemployables'

Sad redhead gen z girl on her phone (Credit: MementoJpeg—Getty Images)

Becoming a NEET—“not in employment, education, or training”—is among the hottest career options for Gen Z right now.

According to the International Labour Organization, about a fifth of people between ages 15 and 24 worldwide in 2023 are currently NEETs. 

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