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In the framework of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, the Commission proposes three EU headline targets to be achieved by the end of 2030 in the areas of employment, skills, and social protection. 

The European Commission’s 2024 Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) report provides a complete picture on EU labour market trends over the last year. Focusing on key topics such as boosting employment, social inclusion, competitiveness and economic growth, the report also sheds light on the topic of NEETs and early leaving from VET. 

This paper explores how different subgroups of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) are conditioned by institutional configurations across 26 European countries. 

This paper furthers a better understanding of the group of NEETs. It investigates whether young people not in employment, education or training identify with the common label of NEETs, despite difference in terms of key characteristics such as educational levels, gender and/or age. 

This publication focuses on the topics of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) in a rural setting, this edition brings together a number of articles dealing with this complex social challenge. Next to the economic dimension of the NEET issue, the authors investigate regional and partly bottom-up approaches involving local actors and their target populations.

Mobility programmes have shown to enhance learners' skills, autonomy, confidence, and open-mindedness. They also help learners define their future careers and life choices, with participants experiencing shorter transitions from education to employment. 

This article adds to the literature on the time persistence of being Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) youth. 

The report starts on the premise that, despite current positive employment trends, the Bulgarian labour market and the country’s educational institutions have been failing to provide inclusion opportunities for a significant share of youth. 

This first ILO report on public employment services focuses on the role of such services in mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 crisis and potentially future crises on the labour market. 

This synthesis report provides an overview of interventions targeting young people aged 25 to 29 who are neither in employment, education, or training (NEET). 

The risk of becoming NEET depends on a number of factors, including socio-economic conditions, level of vulnerability as well as other socio-demographic characteristics. This report examines the link between undeclared work experience and Youth Guarantee registration among youth in Italy, Portugal and Spain. 

This assessment report provides a comprehensive overview of the European public employment services (PES) landscape. The report highlights trends in PES service delivery, strategic orientation as well as good practice examples from different EU Member States. 

The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) published its latest report on youth in 2024. The report provides a snapshot of young people’s situation in today’s Europe, focusing on educational and career paths, housing circumstances and family situation.