Of course, the unemployment rate
only indicates how many people want to enter the labour market. It does not consider all those people who are discouraged, who are on welfare or are trapped somewhere with
out benefits of any kind and have become discouraged (1020) Given the rate of unemployment and Quebec's need for a strong and vigorous economy, it is not only unacceptable, it is downright intolerable that this issue of contr
ol over manpower is once again ...[+++] caught in a tug of war, which prevents ordinary folks-women, men, young people, seasonal workers-anyone with need
s, from getting the most out of the services they are entitled to.