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Maria Miller, a minister at the DWP, said that there is no shortage of work, but the lack of skills and a "fear" of the work. Is this true?

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Maria Miller, a Conservative minister in the Department for Work and Pensions said that Britain has "a lack of jobs", but said the issue is rather that the unemployed have not of the skills they need.

Speaking to BBC Radio Five Live [Audio], Miller said:

If you really look at the facts and figures, there are 400,000 jobs at any point in the workplace. I was in the Wirral, on Friday to talk to one of our local employment centers there and there is a shortage of jobs, which can not be a lack of appetite for some of the jobs that are available, so we must ensure that people have the right knowledge, you do not see a risk in moving towards employment and that this reality is not simply an option, but it is actually the route to take. So do not think it is a lack of jobs right now I think it is really to ensure that we have people who know where the jobs are.

Every family should be a working class family. I think there is so much work, like shy people have the skills? Can we overcome the fear of risk to go to work, or, some of the fears created problems for the rest of his family ...

Not only the individual happens to your family too, and not only on skills, it is becoming not afraid to take that position.

The statement provoked an immediate reaction in social networks, with some questioning the claim given the current economic situation in the UK.

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According to latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics, in January, Miller is correct that the UK has about 400,000 jobs available. Between October and December, employers were looking for

463000

new workers - although this is some 18,000 less than a year before the

The theme of Miller's argument is that these figures show that there is a considerable number of people chasing jobs. The official number of unemployed - those who are actively seeking work and available to start immediately if hired -. Com

2680000

It's about six people for every vacancy in the country. Even with the small group of people who are currently only claim a deduction for job search, there are four job seekers for each location. One million people aged 16-24 are in search of work.

any measure used, not far from sufficient openings to allow all currently looking for a job to find -. But even these figures may underestimate the potential shortage of employment in the future

official unemployment figures are also

another group: those classified as "economically inactive" are not people at work who are not seeking work. This includes people who choose not to work (perhaps raising young children, or who rely on their partners), their heirs and disability benefits out-of-work, and others. However, including retirees over 65 years.

This group is very large. 9.29 million in the most recent count

Miller Much of the discussion on five live in encouraging people on disability benefits who were able to work in jobs. As these people are currently categorized as economically inactive, these people add to the pool of people seeking employment -. Or in other words, make the most acute shortages in progress

a regional problem

In addition, the scarcity of jobs is not uniformly distributed in the UK. Reflections IPPR North ONS analyzed data and came to some conclusions on hard vacancies throughout the country:

In some parts of the UK there are no fewer than 20 job seekers who are pursuing all jobs. West Dunbartonshire in Scotland is the most affected, closely followed by Clackmannanshire and Hartlepool ...

affected urban areas in the North Hartlepool include, where there are 16 jobseekers for every vacancy in Middlesbrough, where there are 12, South Tyneside (11), North Tyneside and Redcar and Cleveland (both nine).

Unemployment remains high, even without access points, and many people have yet to overcome the legacy of past transitions. For those lucky enough to find work, many jobs are low quality and poorly paid, the enhancement of low productivity and working poverty. And the number of long-term unemployed are increasing at an alarming rate ...

At the other end of the spectrum of skills, while the north is at the same time educating some 580,000 students through its network of universities and colleges, there are still differences in skills key sectors.

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