The latest official unemployment figures make grim reading – providing you can separate the facts from the government-speak.
The figures are contained in a press release from the Department of Work and Pensions under the headline ‘Getting Britain’s unemployed back to work’ – which to me gives the impression that the picture is looking bright.
The when you delve into the mass of statistics it is still difficult to isolate the key facts, especially as the release includes an up-beat message from the Minister for Employment.
Fortunately the savvy media – and the TUC – have been quick to separate the figures from the spin.
In addition, a quick glance at the National Statistics website gives a clear and concise summary. It says that the number of unemployed people increased by 244,000 over the last quarter and by 592,000 over the year, to reach 2.22 million. These are the largest quarterly increases in the unemployment level and rate since 1981.
www.statistics.gov.uk
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