NEET

thumb|upright=1.9|Percentage of NEETs among 15- to 24-year-olds (International Labour Organization|ILO data, 2023)

A NEET, an acronym for "Not in Education, Employment, or Training", is a person who is unemployed and not receiving an education or vocational training. The classification originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1990s, and its use has spread, in varying degrees, to other countries, including Canada, China, Japan, Serbia, South Korea and the United States. The NEET category includes the unemployed (individuals without a job and seeking one), as well as individuals outside the labour force (without a job and not seeking one). It is usually age-bounded to exclude people in old-age retirement. NEET frequently refers to youth or young adults, where NEET is distinct from youth unemployment. Generations with high NEET have been described as lost generations.