Statistics and the claims

I recently read a news article which stated that currently 900,000 graduates are unemployed in Great Britain.
Combine this with the thousands due to graduate this year; the apparent 2 million other people who are unemployed (some with degrees, many with job experience, and those that don't want to work) and you are left with a right old mess.

As I write I've been talking to the Government, I'm trying to find out if I need to pay national insurance or not. I've been out of work since I left Uni (nearly a whole year ago) during that time I've demolished and re- decorated a bedroom (unpaid) helped to look after my grandparents (unpaid) re- joined the gym (I paid for that) and done the equivalent of one months worth of paid employment (which went really quickly and I wish it hadn't ended.)

I have also had 3 formal job interviews (of which I didn't get a single job) applied for so many jobs I couldn't tell you which ones (I think I've passed the 1000 applications though, can I have a medal please?) and generally felt a bit rubbish as I can't understand one seemingly simple question.

How did I go to university in a world where it was suggested it would be easy and lucrative to find employment, and I left university to enter a world where I have to fight even to get voluntary work.

I hope this trend doesn't continue.

The worst knowledge that I have currently, my best friend returns from a round the world trip at the end of the month, she left in September.

In the 9 months since she's been around the world, I still haven't found a job.

Depressing reading doesn't seem to do it justice.