{"id":318765,"date":"2026-02-18T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-young-people-are-struggling-to-find-jobs-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T00:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:00:16","slug":"why-are-young-people-are-struggling-to-find-jobs-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-young-people-are-struggling-to-find-jobs-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are young people are struggling to find jobs? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Hu8PSg6eljM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are young people are struggling to find jobs? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hu8PSg6eljM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>We look at why young people are bearing the brunt as unemployment hits its highest rate for nearly five years in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Adam and Alex are joined by BBC business editor Simon Jack to unpack some of the factors driving the trend.<\/p>\n<p>Plus Alex updates us on Nigel Farage appointing Reform UK\u2019s new top team, which he is calling his \u2018shadow cabinet\u2019. 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