Sunday, December 21, 2008

Unit 2: Sharply rising unemployment in the uK

The BBC reports sharply rising unemployment

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7787280.stm

This Ch4 article has a good video as well

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/business_money/jobless+rise+amid+more+economy+fears/2886767

a) What are the new figures for the 2 measures of unemployment?
b) What is the difference in the 2 methods of recording unemployment?

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