The category of not in employment, education or training (NEET) refers to young people who are recorded as neither in paid employment nor formal education either at one time point, or for a continuous period. This article assesses levels of employment scarring for those aged 36–39, at Census 2011 (prime employment years) who were recorded as NEET when aged 16–19 at Census 1991 in Scotland. Outcomes are compared for those who moved from NEET into economic activity and by gender. We find evidence that NEET status leads to long-term scarring associated with economic inactivity and unemployment and that this is only partially offset for those who moved from NEET in 1991 to be economically active in 2001. The results also highlight gendering of NEET outcomes. NEET may be a category borne of administrative convenience, rather than sociological consistency but, as intended, it captures a group who experience disadvantage.

未就业，未受教育或培训（NEET）类别是指在某个时间点或连续一段时间未记录为有酬就业或正规教育的年轻人。本文评估了在2011年人口普查（主要就业年）中36-39岁，在1991年的苏格兰人口普查中在16-19岁之间记录为NEET的人的就业疤痕水平。比较了从NEET转向经济活动和按性别划分的那些人的结果。我们发现有证据表明，NEET地位导致与经济不活跃和失业相关的长期疤痕，对于那些从1991年从NEET移居到2001年从事经济活动的人来说，这只能部分抵消。结果还凸显了NEET结果的性别特征。NEET可能属于行政便利性类别，