The Workers’ Committee of INE says he is being made a “political use” of data on unemployment and alert to “situations of abusive interpretation” of information because of the approaching elections.
“The Workers Committee of the National Statistics Institute [INE] expresses its rejection by the political use that has been made of the information produced by INE, calling into question the credibility and independence of the institution and its employees,” reads the statement sent to newsrooms, regarding the controversy surrounding the unemployment data and reactions from both the government and political parties.
Last week, the INE reported that the unemployment rate was 12, 4% in June and revised down significantly – by 0.8 percentage points – the rate estimated for May. The May figures are causing unease between the government and the INE, and came to the political debate, after the first estimate of the May unemployment have pointed to an increase in unemployment, to go to 13.2% and after been revised that figure to 12.4%, the same as was calculated for the month of June.
Still in the news release, the INE workers point out that the Institute is an independent and “pressingly scrutinized “both nationally and internationally, and remember that the monthly unemployment statistics are provisional” produced according to a strictly defined model based on consistent methodologies and validated internationally. “
About the provisional statistics, remember that – as the name implies – they do not contain “definitive statistical data”, which assumes that there are revisions at later times in the event of additional information that makes them “more complete and robust”
As for the. concept of unemployment, which often provokes public debate, say that the “use of an alternative concept would remove the comparability of statistics on the labor market with the remaining Member States”, given that this is a harmonized concept internationally.
“The statements that have been made by actors from different political backgrounds are revealing a deep technical knowledge and a lack of statistical literacy that CT can not but regret, considering the degree of responsibility of the issued and the effects, therefore, are generated in the public opinion, “said the statement the Workers Committee of INE, which regrets that there is” political exploitation “of the work done by the institute” call into question the credibility of the INE and technical competence and professionalism of those working in the institution. “
Workers end the press release to warn of” a strong likelihood of abusive situations interpretation of information are repeated, considering in particular the electoral period approaches “, and ensure that the INE statistics production work is not done” as sectoral or party interests, not conditioned by political calendars. “
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