The British have a term for idle teenagers and young adults: NEETs. It stands for “not in employment, education, or training.” As might be expected, their numbers in this country have grown sharply during the Great Recession—by about 1.2 million 16-to-24-year-olds, or a little more than 20 percent, since the end of 2007. Even now, as the labor market slowly improves and some of these NEETs find jobs, there is reason to worry about the long-term…… More »