Construction drops out of top 10 jobs for young people

By Hamish Champ2018-09-27T05:59:00

The sector has slumped to 12th position on the list of top jobs for people aged 22 to 29, according to ONS data

Construction has disappeared from the list of top 10 occupations for young people, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics.

The ONS reported that in 2011 construction ranked seventh in the top 10 jobs for young people aged between 22 and 29.

But the sector has slumped to 12^th position for the same age group in 2017, the biggest fall for any sector. However the fall masks a rise in the number of 22 to 29-year-olds working in the industry: 2.5% in 2017 versus 2.2% in 2011.

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