Quote Originally Posted by DrPatrickBarry View Post
Bit of a flaw in that argument. Trying googling "UK unemployment rate 2016" You will find it is about 5%. When it gets that low you are starting to get into very difficult to employ people. Many (not all) of these people are not interested in working/incapable of providing good value for money to employers. Without immigration business would suffer due to lack of good people.

I guess a large proportion of these people who bothered to vote; voted brexit because they are looking for somebody to blame. Possible they shoudl try looking in the mirror.

I have had two stints of unemployment of over a year and I can assure you it is some of the most depressing things that can happen to a person. The last time I was unemployed (with my PHD) and signing-on the woman at the job centre was apologising to me for making me provide evidence of my job applications as they (quote) "don't get my type of people around here".
I disagree with you - sorry.

The unemployment rate is one figure. It gives an indication and of course if it drops has it has been doing consistently for a while it is a useful indicator.

But there is a large pool of part-timers. You go in to any supermarket, fast food joint, the care industry, general retail.
Lots of jobs, makes the employment stats look good, but we could "lose" 500,000 employees very easily and the people on part-time or out of work can take up that slack, earn that money, afford a house, a holiday.....