Band 9: The graph below shows changes in young adult unemployment rates in England between 1993 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph demonstrates the changing patterns of youth unemployment in England over a of 17-year period.

Overall, it is clear that young adults aged 16 to 24 experienced significantly higher rates of joblessness than the general population across both regions. Additionally, unemployment figures in London consistently remained higher than those in the rest of England throughout the entire timeframe.In 1993, the unemployment rate for young adults in London stood at around 22%, compared to about 17% in the rest of England. Both figures decreased steadily until the early 2000s, bottoming out at around 15% in London (in 2002) and roughly 11% in the rest of England (in 2001). By 2012, youth unemployment in London had climbed sharply to peak at approximately 25%, while the figure for the rest of England also rose significantly to about 21%.

In 1993, London’s overall joblessness stood at about 14%, while the rest of England was lower at 10%. Both regions saw their rates drop to their lowest points in 2001, reaching around 7% and 5% respectively. After 2001, unemployment levels began to creep back up, eventually reaching nearly 10% in London and around 7% in the rest of England by the end of the period in 2012.