43,000 young people are neither in work nor education: Psychological support for millions needs to reduce the number.

Nearly 43,000 young people, aged 15-24, were jobless or without education in September last year, according to an analysis published by the Labour Market Council of the Danish Business Association in May. This group represents those young people who have completed only compulsory schooling, equating to 6.3% of the age group.

This figure should be compared to the consensus in Parliament in 2017, which aimed to reduce the percentage of 15-24-year-olds without employment or education to 3.5% by 2030. In 2016, approximately 48,000 young people fell into this category, but the number was brought down to under 43,000 in 2021. Since then, the trend has stagnated.

These 15-24-year-olds, who are not in education or employment, are also referred to as the 'potential group'.

No simple solution, as per the agreement: The agreement text states that the agreement parties will establish a so-called national partnership called 'Youth Pledge'. Central societal actors, including municipalities and businesses, will collaborate to help more young people integrate into employment in the future.

The ambition of the agreement parties is for these local partnerships to be rolled out by 2025, as stated in the agreement text.

"It's with humility that we address this group," said Employment Minister Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen (S) at a press conference. "There's a great potential here, but there's a reason why no one has managed to break the curve."

"We've looked into this group and found that almost half of them have a psychiatric diagnosis," she continued. "A significant portion of this agreement will go towards building a bridge between psychiatry and the labor market."

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