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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 12:11 PM
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Default Unemployment down to 7.4%
Well done Mr Cameron and Mr Osbourne

Number of people in work tops 30m for the first time on record


http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/n...eculation.html
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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 12:28 PM
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Could that also be something to do with the growing population in this country,that its reached 30million perhaps ? ..
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Praise zero hour contracts!
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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
Praise zero hour contracts!
Exactly - i wonder what percentage of these figures are 'zero hour contracts'

I know we have loads - usually all old or really young, working 2-3 hours per week at silly times. Are these classed as full time contracts if they are flexi...?
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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 01:14 PM
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Zero hours suits some and not others.
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Zero hours suits some and not others.
Sounds like it suits the government
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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 01:21 PM
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Sounds like it suits the government
Probably does, but came around when Labour introduced the Working time and Minimum wage laws.
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I expect this is just another figure doctored to give the required result TBH.
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Unless you know how exactly the statistics are measured they mean nothing!

Indeed if someone works 10h per week and counts as employed, big deal the "achievement", it is all big BS!
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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by fpan
Unless you know how exactly the statistics are measured they mean nothing!

Indeed if someone works 10h per week and counts as employed, big deal the "achievement", it is all big BS!
agree - laughable really
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We're STILL doomed… ;-)
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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 04:09 PM
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Unless you know how exactly the statistics are measured they mean nothing!

Indeed if someone works 10h per week and counts as employed, big deal the "achievement", it is all big BS!
Yes but there are some on here who like to think Camo and Osbo are doing a good job and all will be well, I guess it staves off facing up to reality for a little while longer!
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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 05:07 PM
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Yes but there are some on here who like to think Camo and Osbo are doing a good job and all will be well, I guess it staves off facing up to reality for a little while longer!
Yeah - until the next Labour government come in a f*** everything up.
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Yeah - until the next government come in and continue to f*** everything up like this, the last, the one before........
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Originally Posted by Chip
Well done Mr Cameron and Mr Osbourne

Number of people in work tops 30m for the first time on record


http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/n...eculation.html

Fantastic

Employment UP!

Inflation DOWN!

GDP UP!

Borrowing down

Confidence UP!

No wonder Georgie looked so happy when I met him for drinks a few months back at No 11, he knew what was coming.
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Interest rates up soon then - what was it the Governor said about unemployment percentages...?
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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by zip106
Interest rates up soon then - what was it the Governor said about unemployment percentages...?

Yup, could well be. He hinted at it a few days ago. Whether he really meant it or just wanted to take a bit of heat out of the housing market I don't know
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Yep and the markets were up 1% agan today... well the European ones anyway, the FTSE went nowhere... again
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Originally Posted by RA Dunk
I expect this is just another figure doctored to give the required result TBH.
That's exactly what it is, it would also be interesting to see who has actually taken all these new jobs.
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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 08:05 PM
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Yep and the markets were up 1% agan today... well the European ones anyway, the FTSE went nowhere... again


Yep, and you are still the biggest **** munching bum sniffer on Scoobynet
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