Comments on: Labour market interventions reduce real cost of recession http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/12/labour-market-interventions-reduce-real-cost-of-recession/ Left Foot Forward is a political blog for progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy developments. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jobseeker’s Allowance is worth less and harder to claim than ever before | Left Foot Forward http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/12/labour-market-interventions-reduce-real-cost-of-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-3393 Jobseeker’s Allowance is worth less and harder to claim than ever before | Left Foot Forward Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:41:07 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=5432#comment-3393 [...] this does not mean that, as some newspapers have been suggesting, unemployed people have got it easy. TUC analysis of Institute for Fiscal [...] [...] this does not mean that, as some newspapers have been suggesting, unemployed people have got it easy. TUC analysis of Institute for Fiscal [...]

]]> By: willstraw http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/12/labour-market-interventions-reduce-real-cost-of-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-3201 willstraw Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:26:17 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=5432#comment-3201 Hi Rory, It depends which measure you use. As we showed in our <a href="http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/12/todays-surprise-employment-stats-should-be-treated-with-caution/" rel="nofollow"> earlier story</a>, the JSA claimant count went down while ILO unemployment rose by the smallest amount since May 2008. Employment increased for the first time since then too. Best wishes, Will Hi Rory,

It depends which measure you use. As we showed in our earlier story, the JSA claimant count went down while ILO unemployment rose by the smallest amount since May 2008. Employment increased for the first time since then too.

Best wishes,

Will

]]> By: Rory http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/12/labour-market-interventions-reduce-real-cost-of-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-3185 Rory Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:10:14 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=5432#comment-3185 Did unemployment really fall? I know that dole claims fell, but I thought unemployment increased, albeit at a slower rate? I wonder if Mr Straw could tell me which figures he is using? Did unemployment really fall? I know that dole claims fell, but I thought unemployment increased, albeit at a slower rate?

I wonder if Mr Straw could tell me which figures he is using?

]]> By: CVRepublic http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/12/labour-market-interventions-reduce-real-cost-of-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-8551 CVRepublic Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:57:53 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=5432#comment-8551 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Labour market interventions reduce real cost of recession (Left Foot Forward) http://url4.eu/wegV</span></span> Labour market interventions reduce real cost of recession (Left Foot Forward) http://url4.eu/wegV

]]> By: Swagata http://www.leftfootforward.org/2009/12/labour-market-interventions-reduce-real-cost-of-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-3174 Swagata Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:54:56 +0000 http://www.leftfootforward.org/?p=5432#comment-3174 It's not all ALMP. For starters, a lot of Poles have simply gone home. Thanks to Britain's ultra-flexible employment laws, Poles and other immigrants can get fired overnight and leave the labour market altogether. Also, visit JobCentre+ today and you'll be forced into part-time work, even zero hours contracts. This is what active policy means, nice from a cosy office in Westminster, brutal to those in unemployment blackspots. Tough love. Unemployment still rose by 21,000 and youth unemployment is now at a record high. Hopefully things will pick up. It’s not all ALMP. For starters, a lot of Poles have simply gone home. Thanks to Britain’s ultra-flexible employment laws, Poles and other immigrants can get fired overnight and leave the labour market altogether. Also, visit JobCentre+ today and you’ll be forced into part-time work, even zero hours contracts. This is what active policy means, nice from a cosy office in Westminster, brutal to those in unemployment blackspots. Tough love.

Unemployment still rose by 21,000 and youth unemployment is now at a record high.

Hopefully things will pick up.

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