In 2016, Italian NEETs, i.e. young people who do not have a job and do not study, were 19,9% of 15-24 year olds, down compared to 21,4% in 2015. This is however the highest rate recorded in the EU .
In Greece the share was 15,8%, in Romania 17,4%, in Spain 14,6%, in Bulgaria 18,2%, in Spain 14,6%, in Croatia 16,9% and in Portugal at 10,6%. This is what emerges from the EU report on the state of employment and social development.
Since the peak of the crisis in 2013, the number of unemployed young people has decreased by 1,8 million units and that of young people who do not study, do not attend training courses and do not work by one million units.
The share of young people aged between 15 and 24 who fall into the NEET group fell in the EU to 11,5% from 12% in 2015. In the euro area it fell to 11,7% from 12,2% one year Before.
