# Young non-UK nationals face double the unemployment rate of British peers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/young-foreign-nationals-more-than-twice-as-likely-to-be-unemployed-than-their-uk-counterparts-new-data-reveals/
- Published: 2026-11-01T08:39:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T09:02:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16242409/Young-foreign-nationals-twice-likely-unemployed-UK-counterparts-new-data-reveals.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Art, Culture, UK, World

## Key points

- Young non-UK nationals’ unemployment rate is 27 per cent.
- The comparable rate for young British nationals is 13 per cent.
- The Government says its Youth Guarantee will provide jobs and training.

## Summary

ONS figures show 27 per cent of young non-UK nationals are unemployed, compared with 13 per cent of young British nationals. The figures add to concern about rising youth unemployment, but the article’s claims about migration’s effects on jobs and wages are attributed to critics.

Unemployment is defined as having no job while actively seeking work in the previous four weeks; rates are 29 per cent for young EU nationals and 24 per cent for non-EU nationals. The article also cites a think tank estimate that nearly two million foreign nationals received benefits or the state pension, and says the Government is developing jobs and training opportunities through its Youth Guarantee.

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