UK Employment up!

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gordonbrown replied

16 January 2008, 15:15
These figures surprise some of you don't they. Don't believe everything you read in the Daily Mail.
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KathyWoolfe replied

16 January 2008, 15:04
Originally posted by zeitghost

Aside from the NI contribution that is...

yes, but how many people are going to take the trouble to travel x number of miles, wait around in a queue for about an hour and then travel back again, all for a pittance of a contribution to a pittance of a state pension they won't collect for decades?
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DodgyAgent replied

16 January 2008, 12:15
unemployment always falls in the run up to Christmas. have you checked the stats against this?
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KathyWoolfe replied

16 January 2008, 12:06
UK unemployment continues to fall

UK unemployment fell by 13,000 between September and November to stand at 1.65 million, government figures show.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance in December fell by 6,400 to 807,700.

This jobseekers allowance figure includes thiose claiming contributions-based allowances. This is only paid for the first 6 months of unemployment after which, if you claim, you don't get paid anything. This sometimes results in people not claiming JSA as there's little or no point in it seeing as there's no real benefit in doing so.
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DiscoStu replied

16 January 2008, 12:02
Originally posted by Troll View Post

wtf???

They're all now on disablilty living allowance.

HTH
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Troll started a topic UK Employment up!

16 January 2008, 12:02
UK Employment up!

wtf???

UK unemployment continues to fall

UK unemployment fell by 13,000 between September and November to stand at 1.65 million, government figures show.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance in December fell by 6,400 to 807,700.
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