Lies, Damned Lies: ‘Real’ UK Unemployment Figures ‘Expose Government Statistics’!

Analysts: the real #unemployment rate for the United Kingdom may be 21.5% as opposed to the official figure of 4.5% – a c.377% difference

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≈21.5% of #British workers are either officially #unemployed, inactive, or employed part-time – even though they really want full-time #work

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Notably, the percentage of inactive male #workers has tripled in the past 40 years; some posit that this 'lost' constituency enabled #Brexit

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As #economists will doubtless be aware, the United Kingdom departed from internationally-recognised #unemployment definitions in the 1980s

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Analysis: the 21.5% 'unemployment rate' is an important figure, but discussions relating to causation should focus on skills + #productivity

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#Nationalist posturing will do nothing to upgrade the quality of a workforce short on key #academic attributes #edu https://t.co/qv904nIjEj

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The Greater Depression: UK’s Generation Y ‘Exhibiting Existential Anomie’

10% of British youth will develop an eating disorder >25, c.10% of #students aged 13-16 self-harm; alcohol + drug abuse 'at record high'

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Generation shaped by endless entertainment + little prospect of meaningful employment or spiritual growth 'timebomb' http://t.co/O3RJOqn7GJ

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Wake Up and Smell the Coffee: McJobs in the UK are Finger Lickin’ Good!

1,701 candidates apply for 8 jobs at new branch of #Costa coffee in #Nottingham; applicants include former #Costa managers, new graduates

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Applicants-to-job ratios for 'routine' low-paid work now reminiscent of those for professional positions in mid-2000s http://t.co/h1AKQahz

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Desperately Seeking Employment: UK Graduate in Last-Ditch Job Stunt!

University of #Winchester media studies graduate Adam Pacitti spends last £500.00 on billboard advertising availability http://t.co/efqgdNZG

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From Axe to Chainsaw: Careers Advice in England ‘On Verge of Extinction’!

80% of schools in England have cut careers advice provision in the past year; 1m+ people aged 16-24 not in work, education or training #UK

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