Unit 2: Why hasn't unemployment risen higher in the recession?

Underemployment may be part of the answer

http://news.sky.com/story/1017769/uk-under-employed-total-hits-three-million Sky news article

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This idea of fewer people being made redundant, but more people working fewer hours than they would like to would be a good point to develop for evaluating the current state of employment/unemployment in the economy