英國啃老族羣體壯大 數目相當驚人

More than one in 10 UK teenagers has been left without a job or college place, despite 11 years of compulsory education, figures show。

最新數據顯示，英國超過十分之一的青少年畢業後沒有工作或繼續讀大學——儘管他們已接受了十一年的義務教育。

The number of 16- to 18-year-olds branded as “Neet” – not in education, employment or training – has risen amid growing fears that school-leavers are bearing the brunt of job shortages in the recession。

這些既沒讀書、也沒工作或接受任何培訓的16歲至18歲的青少年被稱爲“啃老族”。隨着“啃老族”羣體的日趨壯大，人們越來越擔心這些輟學者在經濟衰退時期會首當其衝受到就業崗位減少的影響。

Some 261,000 young people had no job or training place, according to official data. The figure rose to 1,082,000 among 16- to 24-year-olds。

根據英國官方統計數據，目前英國約有21.6萬青年沒有工作或接受培訓。在16至24歲的人羣中，這一數字爲108.2萬。

The Conservatives branded the figures “shocking”。

英國保守黨稱這一數據“令人震驚”。

David Willetts, the shadow skills secretary, said: "It is a damning indictment of the Government's failure to help young people during the recession。

英國影子內閣的教育技能大臣大衛•威利茨說：“這是政府在經濟衰退時期沒能很好地幫助年輕人所釀成的嚴重後果。”