Unemployment FALLS this month!!!!!!!

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

themanbearpig wrote: »

Although 1000 more employed people in a population of 75million isn't really worthy of 7 exclamation points.

Well I was going to do one for every person but the other 993 wouldn't fit.:rolleyes:

Braveheart100

Spartacus_Mills wrote: »

IF this is true it would be fantastic.

Any links ?

http://standardonline.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

Front page of this evening's London Standard
"First Monthly Fall in Jobless"

Braveheart100

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

How many of those bears rubbing their hands in glee at the prospective demise of the economy and gloating over unemployment rising at 100K a month back in January, would have believed it would fall by 1000 people in August?

Not a single one I'd wager.

I'm happy - I think it's great news:T

mewbie_2

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

How many of those bears rubbing their hands in glee at the prospective demise of the economy and gloating over unemployment rising at 100K a month back in January, would have believed it would fall by 1000 people in August?

Not a single one I'd wager.

Well I must say I was very happy and excited as the unemployment news hit in January. Came nicely after Xmas and provided a really good start to the year. Spent a lot of time chuckling at the newspaper headlines and generally wetting myself with the thought of the misery that being unemployed would bring.

Little bit disappointed that 1000 have managed to get a job but will have to console myself with the thought that there are still millions suffering. I will just have to spend some time laughing at sick people in the local hospital - always cheers me up.

StiflersMom

themanbearpig wrote: »

... 1000 more employed people ...isn't really worthy of 7 exclamation points.

I think, to the 1,000 families involved, it is well worth 1,000 exclamation marks.

:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T

Sometimes I despair at people. Why would you wish unemployment to rise? Don't you understand the distress it causes?

kabayiri

Rochdale_Pioneers wrote: »

Or at least you do if you're not a Brown-frother still pretending that this isn't a global crash

Oh no, not that old chestnut.

There is no global, just a bunch of losers and a bunch of winners. At the moment we seem to be in the losers camp.

40 billion dollars of investment have flowed into the emerging economies this year. Last week's mail was awash with advice on how at least 10% of your investment portfolio should be in China/Russia etc.

Every pound invested in these other countries is a pound not invested in our own economy/resources. The lack of commitment and investment in our own people is telling.

This is my big fear on the employment front. Some of the jobs being lost are unlikely to return to these shores. Some of the banks we have bailed out have repaid our investment in them by outsourcing more skilled IT jobs. It's like they love to rub our noses in it.

IveSeenTheLight

themanbearpig wrote: »

Employment should be increasing as Christmas approaches, so the number of unemployed should be falling over the next 3 months.
Although 1000 more employed people in a population of 75million isn't really worthy of 7 exclamation points.

Who's massaging figures?

1. We don't have a population of 75 million (yet)
2. There is only a working population of around 30 million

so you've managed to manipulate the available working population by a multiplier of 2.5 :T

Nevermind, a reduction of unemployed people has got to be good news.
Ignore those that try and devalue it.

Really2

To add our local paper did have very slight falls for the last month (0.01%)
This is a very small fall but at least it is not a gain and as meant less people have suffered last month.

inspector_monkfish

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

I'm sure you realise the difference between quarterly and monthly statistics?

In the 3 months to august's cumulative total, unemployment rose.

In the last of those three months, from july to august, it fell.

So simple, even an idiot could understand it.

Remind me again why you couldn't?

yes, i saw this
apparantly it was all down to more people holidaying in UK than would normally, during July and August

mbga9pgf

Shame the claimant count rose by 20,000 though