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Thread #160410   Message #3805551
Posted By: Keith A of Hertford
17-Aug-16 - 10:06 AM
Thread Name: BS: Labour party discussion
Subject: RE: BS: Labour party discussion
Rag,
The unemployment figures were from April to June BEFORE the Brexit vote.
Sheesh


No they were not Rag.
Sheesh.

Guardian 5 hours ago,
Fears that a Brexit vote would trigger widespread job losses failed to materialise last month, with the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance unexpectedly falling."

The claimant count fell by 8,600 to 763,600 in July, compared with expectations of a rise of 9,500, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It was the first monthly fall since February 2016.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/aug/17/uk-unemployment-claimant-count-falls-after-brexit