Caravan buyout creates 100 jobs
This is a headline from my local paper, but when one reads the article it turns out not to be true. One local firm has bought another local firm that was in administration. The buyers have stated that this will create up to 100 jobs, i.e., a number of jobs somewhere between one and 100.
My local paper usually leaves the "up to" bit in when reporting new employment opportunities. It's always a good idea to take the figures with a pinch of salt but the paper never does. "Up to a thousand new jobs will result from these orders" says employer; that kind of thing. No-one ever revisits the story and asks "How many actual jobs were created as a result of that order/that new firm moving in?
The Hull Daily Mail, the Dr. Pangloss of jobsearch.