{
  "id": 19588075,
  "title": "Only half of England's young workers outside higher education secure permanent contracts, down from 81%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/only-half-of-englands-young-workers-outside-higher-education-secure",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-12T02:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-england-young-workers-higher-permanent.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The study of young people in England found that among those who did not progress to higher education, only 16% secured apprenticeships and just 23% had secured stable work by ages 19–20. Of those in work, only half had a permanent contract, down from 81% in a similar study six years ago.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}