Unemployment

I noted in the months leading up to the general election how every piece of bad economic news was excused by the BBC with an explanation of the special factors at work or that the figures could have been worse. The release of the unemployment figures yesterday that showed that the unemployment total was now at its highest level since December 1994 received no such mitigation; I wonder why? Could it be that now the election is over and Labour are out of power there is no need to pretend that all is well?