Pat McFadden | Youth Unemployment, Apprenticeships, and How AI Will Change Work

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

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🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Thank you to McDonald's UK for sponsoring this episode. To check out our episode with Amazon, click here: https://youtu.be/nIXLXoF33dY Pat McFadden on Youth Unemployment, Apprenticeships, and How AI Will Change Work | Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future Pat McFadden, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, joins Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future to discuss the UK’s youth jobs crisis, with nearly a million young people not in education, employment or training and over half never having had a job, despite 50,000 manufacturing vacancies. He reflects on his first jobs (paper round, supermarket night shifts, dishwasher at Edinburgh’s Viva Mexico, Fringe work), his path into politics, and how social media and 24-hour news have changed government and debate. McFadden outlines new incentives for employers: £3,000 to hire a young person on Universal Credit for six months and £2,000 for small firms taking on young apprentices, which can total £5,000. He addresses youth sickness and mental health, arguing support should focus on improving life outcomes and work opportunities, and shares a cautiously optimistic view of AI as both job-destroying and job-creating. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:27 First Job Paper Round 03:04 Family Roots and Siblings 05:06 Path Into Politics 06:11 Student Jobs and Fringe 08:04 Where Saturday Jobs Went 09:27 NEETs and Youth Inactivity 13:30 Making It a National Cause 14:26 Hiring Bonuses Explained 18:17 What Makes a Good Job 21:06 AI and the Future of Work 25:29 If Graduating Today 25:49 Career Paths And Optimism 26:34 Studying Politics At Edinburgh 27:40 Finding Confidence And Belonging 29:19 Leaving Home For University 31:12 How Politics Has Changed 34:01 Parliament As Clip Culture 35:12 Advice For New MPs 36:37 Governing In A Faster World 38:06 Risk Aversion And Getting Things Done 39:45 Mental Health And Welfare Reform 42:51 Influencers And The Arc Of Work 45:00 Quickfire Questions And Wrap ********** Follow us on socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmysjobs Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmysjobsofthefuture Twitter / X: https://www.twitter.com/JimmyM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-mcloughlin-obe/ Want to come on the show? hello@jobsofthefuture.co Sponsor the show or Partner with us: sunny@jobsofthefuture.co Check out our clips channel here! ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/@JimmysJobsClips Credits: Host / Exec Producer: Jimmy McLoughlin OBE Producer: Sunny Winter https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnywinter/ Junior Producer: Thuy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.0	Welcome to Jimmy's Jobs of the Future.
1:02.0	Today I am joined by Pat McFadden, who is the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
1:07.0	He has been at the heart of the Labour Party for decades, having worked with Tony Blair
1:11.8	and Gordon Brown in the last Labour government.
1:14.9	There is a jobs crisis in the UK with one in eight under 24 out of work or education.
1:19.6	It is something that we talk about on LinkedIn all the time about what a massive challenge
1:24.4	this is.
1:25.4	Pat comes on to today's show to talk about some of the plans
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