Don’t believe Esther McVey. The latest employment statistics are not a success story for the DWP.

by **Admin** Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:28 am

On 12 June, the Office for National Statistics published employment statistics for February to April 2018.

Work and pensions secretary Esther McVey has declared the increasing number of people in work “a great British success story”. But the truth is that the stagnation of wages means this is not a cause for celebration.
A great British success?

McVey was over the moon about the latest statistics. Responding to the news that the official unemployment rate is down 0.4% to 4.2%, McVey stated:

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2018/06/13/dont-believe-esther-mcvey-the-latest-employment-statistics-are-not-a-success-story-for-the-dwp/