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Teens tackle unemployment
Two teenagers from Beckenham have created a social media site which they hope will help to combat youth unemployment.
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The generation fighting unemployment
There's been another jump in youth unemployment in London as an entire generation struggles to find a job.
Today's figures show the number of 16 to 24-years-olds out of work in the capital is stubbornly high, and at the highest level since 1993. Luke Hanrahan has been to meet the young people who've discovered that having a qualification gives no guarantee of work.
Increase in NEETs in London
The number of young people in London not in education, employment or training (NEET) has been on the rise.
At the beginning of this year, there were 123,000 NEETs aged between 16 and 24 in the capital. That's compared with 121,000 in 2012 and 104,000 back in 2011.
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Meet the teens taking on youth unemployment
Luke Hanrahan went to meet Eduard Payne and Rasheed Rollins, co-founders of the YouthDirect website.
Teens create website to tackle youth unemployment
Two teenagers from Beckenham have created a social media site which they hope will help to combat youth unemployment.
YouthDirect.org.uk provides information on local job opportunities, work experience and volunteering.
It's the brainchild of 18-year-olds Eduard Payne and Rasheed Rollins.
