Unemployment figures for our constituency

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  12 October 2011     12:44131126
  #1       report
  male 5.5%
  female 2.4%
  total people unemployed 2247
  percentage 3.9%
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  12 October 2011     13:19131136
  #2       report
  How does that compare nationally, Howard?
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  12 October 2011     13:25131138
  #3       report
  apparently the national figure is 8.1% about 21% % for the under 24's.
  
  i am a bit confused though as some figures relate to simply being unemployed and others relate to claiming benefits.
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  12 October 2011     13:36131139
  #4       report
  I suspect that is intentional! Stats cover a multitude of sins and ar*es!!