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NEET is an acronym that means Not in Employment, Education or Training. Essentially, it describes someone who is neither working nor going to school and likely not job seeking either. NEETs are usually financially supported by their parents or other family members.

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rumschlumpel@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Isn’t NEET just a fancy way of saying “unemployed”? Most unemployed are not supported by their parents.

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- SirIglooi@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Unemployed would also include students, or people actively gaining qualifications to eventually get a job.
  
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  - rumschlumpel@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Students aren’t typically counted as “unemployed”, though that’s different from country to country.
    
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- Triasha@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  NEETs are not looking for employment either and wouldn’t take it if it was offered.
  
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  - rumschlumpel@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Weird how that’s exactly what people are saying about the longterm unemployed where I live. For the majority of them it’s not true.
    
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    Triasha@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Upon further consideration, you have a point. A self identified NEET might not, but it’s also a label that is applied to people who might want to gain employment or training but don’t have the opportunity.
    
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