Ok, I was taking the piss slightly with 11,000 in Shields. But there are plenty.I posted the figures in response to somebody saying there is a large section of society that doesn't want to work.
The figures prove it's a tiny section of society that has achieved this goal.
If you want to discuss your ludicrous claim that there are 11,000 of these in Shields alone, I'd be happy to look at your official figures. Otherwise it's pointless continuing this if you're just going to make stuff up, with only me providing facts of any sort.
The 11,000 who have been unemployed for 5 years straight are nowhere near the number of people that have achieved the goal of being long-term unemployed. They're just the elite ones.