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 =The lost generation=
 * The youth unemployment in Britain hits record. Why are there so many young unemployed in Britain today?**

The term “youth” include those between the ages of 16 and 24. From September to November 2010 the number of young unemployed increased with 32.000. Today there are nearly one million young unemployed in Britain, with a rate hit at just over 20 per cent (5). This number has not been this high since 1992. “A lost generation”, “a wasted generation”, “a generation on the scrap head” are a few nicknames often used to describe this generation (4). Overall, Britain has an unemployment rate of 7,8 per cent, equivalent to 2,5 million people. This is the highest since September 1996 (6).

 There are several reasons why there is high unemployment among young people in Britain today. However, one of the main causes is that millions of youngsters drop out of school or university every year. A great number of these do not even complete primary school or college. Thus, fewer and fewer are educated, which makes it difficult for them to get a job. Job Centre Plus is a place where people can get help searching for  jobs, but unfortunately due to lack of education, not everyone has good enough qualifications or experience to get one.   The financial crisis is also a major cause to the sharp increase in unemployment. Britain is exposed to the economic crisis for a number of reasons. British banks, mostly owned by the tax-payer, have grown globally over the last years. The global financial crisis hits the banks very hard. The private sector gets problems and the economic growth stops. As a consequence, the state gets less tax revenue. In this way, jobs are lost in both private and public sector.
 * What is the reason for the high youth unemployment? **

 Another reason for high unemployment among youth is that many lack the necessary motivation. Some youths have been unemployed for years and feel like there is no reason to wake up in the morning, because they are waking up in the same bottom of life. This discourages them from continuing searching for a place to work.

 As mentioned, it’s really difficult to get a job in Britain at the moment - even for educated young people. Esther (22) has a university education and a lot of work experience from the UN and other organizations. She has sent many CVs and applications, but still she doesn’t get any job. Now, she walks around in the city with a signboard where she asks about a job. This is a result where educated people also get affected by the unemployment (7). 
 * Educated people also gets affected by the unemployment **

 The youth unemployment is a major problem in Britain toady. Millions of youngsters drop out of school or universities and it's as mentioned difficult to get a job. Read more about the consequences of youth unemployment here.

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=Sources:=
 * (1) [] - Guardian News and Media Limited 2011, 15.03.11
 * (2) [] - BBC @ MMXI, 15.03.11
 * (3) [] - Guardian News and Media Limited 2011, 15.03.11
 * (4) [] - Telegraph Media Group Limited 2011, 15.03.11
 * (5) [] - Youtube, LCC, 15.03.11
 * (6) [] - @ 2011, Google, 15.03.11
 * (7) [] - NRK, 15.03.11
 * (8) [] - Times Newspapers Ltd 2010, 15.03.11