Recession drives number of career breaks to a record high
September 9, 2010 by admin
Filed under Career News and Advice
The recession is driving more young people than ever to embark on gap years as well as prompting record numbers of working Britons to take sabbaticals and career breaks, according to research from Santander.
In the 1970s, around 270,000 people took time out from their careers, a figure which increased to around 710,000 between 1980 and 1989. By 2010, according to Santander’s research, the number of people taking career breaks had rocketed to around 4 million people.
While travel is the most common reason for taking time out, 415,000 Britons (including students and those in employment) say a fiercely competitive jobs market is to blame, the research shows. Some 219,000 people also say they took time out because they were unable to secure a university place; as a result, one in four students aged 18 and over is currently planning a break…
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