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  errrr do some maths Alexander as you are contradictory. The unemployment figure you correctly say are much the same as May 2010, given the cut in public sector jobs they do very much reflect the similar compensating increase in private sector jobs. Incidentally - the 'employment age' population is not fixed so it is not a simple subtraction exercise.
  
  The essential public sector job cuts do impact on the wider jobs market and many of these will be eminently employable compared to many of those on the unemployment register. The excessive levels of public sector employment crowds out the private sector and creates a demand for better motivated immigrant workers.
  
  Keith - what you say is of course correct. A lot of public sector practises and perks need to change. Even so the public sector is far to large and needs trimming and also a lot of public sector functions can be dropped and the general public would not notice the difference. Government tries to do far too much and badly at that.
  
  Incidentally - I include the secondary public sector in that, the nominally 'private sector' that are entirely dependent upon the public sector.

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