The Times reported the Prime Minister as saying (October 30) that Malta’s rate of unemployment, which stood at 4.6 per cent, was good when compared to that in other countries.

I wonder what this statement is worth. What would happen to the employment rate when all the Maltese and Gozitans who need two jobs to come by suddenly lose one of their jobs? Would the rate of employment stay the same or would it rise dramatically?

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