tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20480185.post5090736521740451331..comments2023-12-23T10:18:58.321+00:00Comments on The Extra Bold Blog: Challenging the narrative: EmploymentJoe Ottenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380362092159905533noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20480185.post-60138383060989890982014-06-05T12:42:22.530+01:002014-06-05T12:42:22.530+01:00Really? How much more employment/less unemployment...Really? How much more employment/less unemployment would you need to consider it not close to the noise floor?<br /><br />Yes we should expect some recovery, but remember that Labour was predicting a million more unemployed. So compared that, and compared to the EU average we are doing well.Joe Ottenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380362092159905533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20480185.post-34230823543131537022014-06-05T12:01:32.999+01:002014-06-05T12:01:32.999+01:00Not convinced by this at all - the numbers you'...Not convinced by this at all - the numbers you're citing are so close to the noise floor that they don't necessarily mean what you're implying.<br /><br />The other issue with the argument you're making is that the whole world economy dipped in 08/09. We'd expect some recovery in employment from that low.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com