JSA claims down, but unemployment up

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How do they count the non-JSA claiming unemployed?

If you are unemployed for more than 6 months and your partner is earning or you have savings, JSA stops. This happened to me. I am still unemployed but not claiming JSA.

If you are unemployed for more than 6 months and your partner is earning or you have savings, JSA stops. This happened to me. I am still unemployed but not claiming JSA.

Well it's all based on the tax system I would have thought, they know when you are no longer on PAYE so thats where they probably get the figures from.

Yes, I knew that JSA stops, and someone may remain unemployed whilst non-claimant: but how are they counted? Are there other groups in the non-JSA unemployed figure; who counts them, and how? How do they decide which non-PAYE people are unemployed?

I would have thought it was a combo of everything, tax paid/reductions applied for, benefits applied for, bank details checked etc.

And who does all that? [Seems pretty resource intensive].

Big brother is watching you, they compile all kinds of data on you, from all kinds of places they have massive data basis and pay private data collection companies as well.

Ryoko: yes, I know there are many forms of data available.

But who compiles the routine quarterly job figures, what groups fall in to the "non-JSA unemployed" category, and how exactly are these people identified/counted?

just cut and paste it will work

I did! Very helpful - thanks!