Unemployment at 4 year high

[MrsGoof]

I wonder how long it will be before they change the calculation.

I'm sure they'll get it below a million quite soon

[The Lone Gunman]

Those claiming unemployment benefit vs claimants

Sorry but the distinction is momentarily lost on me.

1.59 million is the number of unemployed not the number making a claim, and even that is wrong as they removed those on disability and others.

[DimPrawn]

What was that cheesy election song the then New Lie came out with?

"Things can only get better..."

[hyperD]

It's 9.3 million actually.

From the governments own preferred methods of stats manipulation:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloa...employment.pdf

Keep a copy of this link for future reference.

Have a look at page 17.