Erratum to the survey report

Your correspondent should proof-read better. The part that read thusly:

The minister does not quote his source for this figure, so left to my own speculations, I'll hazard a guess that the actual statistic showed fewer job seekers, not more jobs. Though some may have been due to job creation, the bulk of it, as in the rest of the rich world, is caused by job seekers giving up and withdrawing from the workforce.

should have been instead:

The minister does not quote his source for this figure, so left to my own speculations, I'll hazard a guess that the actual statistic showed fewer employment insurance claims, not more jobs. Though some may have been due to job creation, the bulk of it is likely caused by claimants running out of entitlement, and, as in the rest of the rich world, by job seekers giving up and withdrawing from the workforce.

There goes my chance to write for The Economist, eh?