Britain's youngsters said damning statistics - which showed that more people under 25 are now 'economically inactive' than ever before - were the result of fierce competition.
Nearly three million young people are economically inactive, ONS figures showAs figures show nearly three million people under 25 are 'inactive', Gen Z-ers are joking on TikTok about not having jobs - with one boasting: 'Today I'm going to be drinking at 2pm in the afternoon'.
Another video shows a group of young people nodding their heads to music with the caption: 'When the dole is doubling the money.' Recruitment experts have blamed lockdown on younger workers being far less prepared for the workplace in recent years, with stark figures this week revealing the extent of under-25s out of work.
Student Anna Tomusk, 19, who moved to Newcastle from south London for university and has not found employment and would be classed as economically inactive despite wanting to work Advertisement 'However, a lot of younger people have mummy and daddy's money so they don't necessarily need to work. I do know some people who a job would just be a hobby for them so I can see why the numbers are high. But I do know others who are trying and can't find work.
Her comments come as official figures show nearly three million Britons under the age of 25 are not working or looking for a job. Southampton University mechanical engineering student Tinashe Chituku, 20, admitted he has struggled to find a job while studying The 20-year-old said: 'I was applying for jobs for quite a while and it's hard to find graduate jobs because there's so many applications.
Mechanical engineering student Tinashe Chituku admitted he has struggled to find a job while studying at university. The 20 year old, from London, said he thinks in the future, everyone will be 'struggling' due the cost of living crisis - but admitted there is less 'incentive' from young people to work these days.
Ms Hodge said the young people who don't work are from the 'upper classes' who have been given 'everything' on 'a silver platter'. Asked if this was linked to long NHS waiting lists, he replied: 'People out of the workforce for health reasons is now the single largest reason to be outside the workforce if you're an adult as well as the fastest growing.
Paul Dales, the chief UK economist at Capital Economics told The Telegraph that this means the workforce will be 'more skilled, more talented, and more productive' in the future. Gen Z workers have previously been urged to do the bare minimum work to avoid burnout, as thousands admitted to 'quiet quitting' - a social media sensation which encourages staff to reject the idea of going 'above and beyond' at work, while still getting paid the same.
Overall, 9.25million Brits are now classed as economically inactive - up 100,000 on the previous quarter and equivalent to 21.8 per cent of the adult population. 'The increase seen in economic inactivity in the latest quarter and on the year was mainly driven by those inactive because they were students and those inactive because they were retired,' the watchdog said.
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