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    I agree Barry that those are indeed the full figures supplied by the ONS, however it still does not detract from the fact that 2.49m people are officially unemployed (i.e. claiming JSA)

    Immigration is tiny by comparison:
    From the governments own published stats for the same period

    There was a 2% fall for work visas issued to 144,554, accounted for by lower numbers for (Tier 1) high value individuals following the closure of the Tier 1 General and Tier 1 Post Study categories to new applicants, partially offset by an increase for skilled workers (Tier 2). However, work visas issued were slightly (2%) higher than in the year ending March 2013 (141,772), due to increases for skilled workers and for youth mobility and temporary workers.

    By contrast there was a 9% increase in work-related extensions to 145,855, largely explained by higher numbers of grants for skilled workers (Tier 2), offset partly by lower numbers in the high value workers' route (Tier 1).

    This is approx 10% of the numbers unemployed

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