New Report Warns of Growing Number of 'Disconnected Youth' Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email In 2015, there were nearly 5 million young people between the ages of 16 and 24 who were neither in school nor working. ( Shutterstock ) Produced by Rob Gunther and Arwa Gunja Hosted by Todd Zwillich Produced by PRI and WNYC