Students in Liverpool have had their say on unemployment rates for young people reaching its highest number in over a decade.
The unemployment rate for people aged 16-24 reached 16.1% in the last three months of 2025, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Students spoke of the difficulties they’ve faced in finding work in Liverpool, claiming an emphasis on a lack of experience being one of the key factors.
University of Liverpool student Charlie Telfer said “Two of my housemates couldn’t find a job for the first two years of their degree because they had no previous experience”.
Amy O’Rourke, another Liverpool student, wants the Government to do more. She said: “I think they need to open up more entry level roles and make sure they are going to people that are actually entry level.”
This news comes as Ministers consider slowing down plans to pay all workers the same wage, despite Labour’s election manifesto which vowed to remove “discretionary age bands”.
