[Sandie Seward]

Having been trying hard to follow all the latest Job Losses on a regular basis, this board will now close as due to circumstances beyond my control I have been unable to continue job watching and unable to bring this totally up to date.

There are so many small businesses closing down or "restructuring" that it has become almost impossible to get a "true" account of all the recent job losses.

All I can say to you is for the real jobless figures do not rely on any Government Stats, they are fuged and made to look a lot healthier than they really are.

Take the "official" unemployment figures.......then DOUBLE it......much nearer the true figure.