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Take a long-term view on unemployment, government told

30 March 2010 In Graduates

The government should be focusing on tackling youth unemployment with a more long-term aim, it has been suggested.

While the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) welcomed parliament's plans to address the issue, it explained that it is important to look to the future.

Alistair Darling recently announced as part of his Budget speech that the government is to extend its initiative guaranteeing those aged 18 to 24 a job or training if they have been out of work for more than six months.

The chancellor explained that he was hesitant to withdraw the support while the UK is still recovering from the recession.

JRF poverty research manager Chris Coulden explained that this is a boost for young jobseekers, but that more has to be done.

"Unemployment for young people started rising several years before the recession and never came down as much as it needed to," he revealed.

Mr Coulden stated that youth unemployment was not simply a product of the recession and is actually a wider issue than many people believe. ADNFCR-868-ID-19696944-ADNFCR