Council results

[jon1959]

It says, 'about a quarter of people of working-age - around 10 million people - don't currently have jobs,' then later on, 'officially, about 1.3 million people in the UK were unemployed.'

Effectively then, there's really approaching 8 times more working-age people who are unemployed than what the official figures - which is defined and manipulated by government setting a very narrow criteria - would have us believe.

No - that isn’t ‘effectively’ what it says.

[Organ Morgan.]

No - that isn’t ‘effectively’ what it says.

I asked google, what is the definition and measurement of UK unemployment?

Answer - Unemployed people are defined as those aged 16 or over who are without work, available to start work in the next two weeks and who have either: a) been actively seeking work in the past four weeks, or. b) are waiting to start a new job they have already obtained.

ONS data for February 2023 - Employment in the UK: February 2023 - https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentand...k/february2023

Says: February 2023 UK unemployment rate: 3.7%, employment rate: 75.8%.

Or, 24.2% are not employed, but just 3.7% of those are counted as unemployed.

[Rjk]

I asked google, what is the definition and measurement of UK unemployment?

Answer - Unemployed people are defined as those aged 16 or over who are without work, available to start work in the next two weeks and who have either: a) been actively seeking work in the past four weeks, or. b) are waiting to start a new job they have already obtained.

ONS data for February 2023 - Employment in the UK: February 2023 - https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentand...k/february2023

Says: February 2023 UK unemployment rate: 3.7%, employment rate: 75.8%.

Or, 24.2% are not employed, but just 3.7% of those are counted as unemployed.

yes all those infants and pensioners should start pulling their weight

[Organ Morgan.]

yes all those infants and pensioners should start pulling their weight

Had you read prior messages you would know the context, working-age people is what's being discussed, those aged 16 to 65.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Had you read prior messages you would know the context, working-age people is what's being discussed, those aged 16 to 65.

Of course, but within those you class as not-employed will be full time students and those training for work. It's not as if nearly 25% of the population sits on its arse. There will be a small percentage of people who choose not to work as a partner earns enough to keep both of them plus family.

Interestingly, the 75.8% employment rate includes those working part time and those on zero hour contracts. It's not as if three quarters of the population are in full time, meaningful employment.

[jon1959]

Had you read prior messages you would know the context, working-age people is what's being discussed, those aged 16 to 65.

I am still 'working age' (assumes that means below the state pension age).

I am 'early retired' (almost 9 years ago now).

I am not seeking work, I am not medically unfit for work, and I am not unemployed.

That is my context!