The graph below shows changes in young adult unemployment rates in England between 1993 and 2012.

The line graph provides information about the

number

of unemployed young people in

England

from the year 1993 to 2012.

Overall

, the percentage of jobless people has increased over time.

On the other hand

, the proportion of the unemployment rate in

London

and the

rest

of

England

decreased

at the end

of the period. The

number

of unemployed residents aged 16-24 in

London

was significantly higher than the same age bracket in the

rest

of

England

. In 1993, there were around 23% unemployed adolescents in

London

,

while

there were only 17% in

England

. In

London

,

this

rate dropped until 1999 to under 15%, the lowest in the period.

However

, in 2004 it rose again to 18%, and reached 25% in 2012, the highest unemployment rate in

London

. The

number

of jobless people in the

rest

of

England

dropped by 2004 by approximately 12% and it increased in the following years reaching its peak in 2012 at 20%. The

overall

ratio of jobless citizens in

London

and

England

went down over the period. In

London

, there were around 14% in the beginning,

while

there were only 10% in the

rest

of

England

. Both ratios dropped until 2005 and from

then

on the

number

fluctuated reaching 9% in

London

in 2012, whilst it reached 7% for the

rest

of

England

at the end

of the year.