PLP MP claims unemployment figures are 'voodoo economics'

Tue, Aug 9th 2011, 11:00 PM

By CELESTE NIXON

Tribune Staff Reporter

cnixon@tribunemedia.net

PLP representatives held a joint press conference outside the National Insurance Board (NIB) Baillou Hill Road Headquarters yesterday claiming that the unemployment rate is higher than recent government reports indicate.

MP for Elizabeth Ryan Pinder said the recent employment statistics released last week are misleading Bahamians into thinking that the country's unemployment situation has improved.

"These figures are FNM voodoo economics at its best," said Mr Pinder.

The Department of Statistics released the results of its Labour Force and Household Income Survey on Friday, revealing a slight decrease in the nu ...

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