Unemployment rate as a figure is ‘pretty hopeless’

Sky News contributor Sam Crosby says the unemployment rate as a figure is “pretty hopeless”. Mr Crosby said it is a “big problem” between the discrepancy of the unemployment rate and the numbers. His comments come as new reports show unemployment is at a low, however, the number of welfare recipients is up. “If you work one hour a week … you are not counted in those numbers,” Mr Crosby told Sky News host Paul Murray. “The single biggest group that we see … are people that have literally two jobs.”