The number of those out of employment across the UK has risen by 114,000 between June and August according to new official statistics. This takes the total number of people out of work to 2.57 million, of which 1 million are 16-25 years old. This now means that one in five young people across the country are now out of employment.

This rise in youth unemployment has been blamed on recent government policy to end EMA across England and to further increase tuition fees in universities. The Employment Minister Chris Grayling has blamed the rise in the figures on the financial climate that the current government faces. Labour leader Ed Miliband asked whether it was now time for coalition government to re-think their deficit reeducation strategy.

The current government plan is to cut the UK deficit by 10% over the next few years to tackle the national debt.

Many young graduates coming fresh out of university are now no longer immune from finding jobs. With recent figures suggesting that there are now 70 applicants for every graduate job advertised.

To tackle this issue government has stated that it plans to set up new sector based work academies. These academies will provide young people with a combination of training, work experience and interviews for young people over the next two years.

Tesco is one of the companies that has agreed to co-operate with the scheme and help provide training for young people who are out of employment.

Current figures from the Scottish Government have shown a fall in unemployment across Scotland. The rate of unemployment in Scotland now stands at 7.5%, which is below the UK average of 7.9%. However the number of those claiming Job Seekers Allowance in Scotland has risen slightly in the past few months.