What unemployment?

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

I did mention in the OP that rush-hour traffic was also up.

This is on a cross-country route between Dunstable and, er, Wycombe I suppose.

And in my reply I did mention that Rush-Hour traffic will always be bad and get worse due to the lack of space on roads, not because of less unemployment.

[Doggy Styles]

And in my reply I did mention that Rush-Hour traffic will always be bad and get worse due to the lack of space on roads, not because of less unemployment.

Ah yes, I appreciate that, but what I said was that the rush-hour traffic is up recently, which means it has got worse.

It got lighter for a year or two until about last November/December, but seems to have doubled since then. Well, it probably hasn't really doubled but it's significantly heavier.

That's only what I observe in my area.

So where are all those extra people going at that time of the morning and evening, if not to work?

[Sockpuppet]

Rush-hour traffic and crowded trains on my commute suggest more people in work than any time in the past three years.

My back-up measure of pub and restaurant usage supports this.

So is it mainly those in low-paid, non-commuting work who can't get jobs?

Or people are having to travel further to find what work there is.