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> the latter with lots of under-reporting, e.g. people giving up looking for a job, and so on Is that not the case in NL? At least here in Germany, the govern
by Semaphor 6y ago
> the latter with lots of under-reporting, e.g. people giving up looking for a job, and so on
Is that not the case in NL?
At least here in Germany, the government uses a lot of tricks to make the number smaller (we call it "Schönrechnen", calculating in a way to make a number look better)
- coldtea 6y ago>Is that not the case in NL? A little, but nothing like the US.
- brnt 6y agoThat is actually not at all true. Those seeking for more than a year are removed from the unemployment statistic, as well as anyone who's employed for at least one(!) hour a week (this was changed a few years ago). The Dutch government is at least as skilled as making its people believe things are going well. Its a actually a bit of a rabbit hole, just like it is for Americans.
- Semaphor 6y agoThat sounds more like what I expected ;) > The Dutch government is at least as skilled as making its people believe things are going well. Its a actually a bit of a rabbit hole, just like it is for Americans. I think that’s most governments in general, sadly.