[Morecambe Ex Pat]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

unemployment here has fallen to its lowest level for something like 40 years(some of this fall may be in the way stats are recorded)

The figure refers to the number of people entitled to unemployment benefit. Many people out of work are offered training schemes where they are paid a few quid a week. They officially come off unemployment benefit which reduces the number of people claiming.

The figures are as meaningless as their fictitious inflation figures.