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The U6 number from the report is 22.8%. U6 being folks who are out of a job but not properly on the dole. I would expect that number to be north of 25% in the
by dayofthedaleks 6y ago
The U6 number from the report is 22.8%. U6 being folks who are out of a job but not properly on the dole.
I would expect that number to be north of 25% in the upcoming May report.
- zeusly 6y agoDefinition of on the dole: Unemployed and in receipt of state benefit. Origin of on the dole: In the UK, Unemployment Benefit has been known by the slang term 'the dole' since WWI. This derives from the 'doling out', that is, 'handing out' of charitable gifts of food or money.
- hackissimo123 6y agoWow, I'm British and I never made that connection before between "the dole" and the verb "to dole out". TIL.