from Hacker News

More than 500k under-35 in UK out-of-work due to long-term illness

by artagnon on 12/25/23, 10:16 AM with 5 comments

• by mytailorisrich on 12/25/23, 12:12 PM

  The official government's line is that there are labour shortages that require increased immigration, and that unemployment remains very low.

  Then, we read articles like this one. In the stats those people do not count as unemployed.

• by anovikov on 12/25/23, 11:03 AM

  It's simply because there IS free stuff. They are doing it because they can. Who can judge them?