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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Holly Williams

Soaring numbers of jobless young women costing economy billions – report

The PwC Women in Work Index warned that a surge in young women classed as not in employment, education or training is leading to a weak underlying jobs market (Alamy/PA) -

Rising female unemployment and increasing numbers of young women left out of work are holding back Britain’s jobs market and costing the economy billions of pounds, according to a report.

The latest PwC Women in Work Index warned that a surge in young women classed as Neet (not in employment, education or training) is leading to a weak underlying jobs market and risks creating an unequal workforce.

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