20 years ago the dole queue hit 3 million — today it is the workforce that’s a record (The Guardian, 16 Aug 2006, Page 22)
Ashley Seager
The Guardian
16 Aug 2006
Today’s unemployment figures for July come on the 20th anniversary of the postwar peak in the unemployed claimant count. In July 1986 the number of people on the dole hit almost 3.1 million, 10.6% of the workforce. Today, on comparable figures, it is... read more...
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