MH> 40% of those ready, willing and able to work are pounding the pavements,

LE> I really cannot believe that 40% of the work-age,
LE> fit population who want jobs can't get them.

MH> Population of town     = 8400, ABS 1986 census
MH> Pensioners             - 2500,  "
MH> children               - 1000,  "

Real up to date data there Mick.

MH> 'Labour Pool'          = 4900, my arithmetic

Pathetically silly. You dont get the 'those ready, willing and able
to work' by taking the total, subtracting the pensioners and kids.

MH> registered unemployed    1891  CES

Which dont happen to be 1986 figures.

MH> average #jobs listed        3  my own checking.

Utterly irrelevant to what you are purporting to calculate.

MH> I used a guestimate of 1/3 of Labour Pool
MH> being housewives not looking for work

Soorree, utterly bogus.

MH> I am happy to be corrected on logic or arithmetic errors.

You will be whether you are happy or not.

Your claim at the top is utter tripe.
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