TalkTV's Julia Hartley-Brewer is joined by Jonathan Portes, former Government Chief Economist, who says the Government treats unemployed people badly and therefore force people into claiming benefits.
New statistics show unemployment rose and wage growth slowed in the three months to January as the UK labour market showed signs of weakness.
According to the Office for National Statistics. the unemployment rate rose to 3.9% in January from 3.8% in December while annual average wages growth including bonuses fell to 5.6% from 5.8% in the previous month.
Economists had expected unemployment to remain flat and pay growth to slow to a more modest 5.7%, while pay without bonuses also moved lower to 6.1% from 6.2% over the same three-month period.
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