An Australian researcher today released a report today saying the government has artificially lowered unemployment by 0.2-0.5 percentage points.
The rapid increase in the number of non-jobseekers on unemployment benefits from July 2009 is a scandal and evidence that the government has been manipulating unemployment data and the lives of the unemployed for its own political benefit.
The commentary with the data sounds sensationalist, so I’m skeptical. (click the first link to bypass the paywall).
