Olympics credited for fall in UK unemployment

on 12/09/2012 09:45:09

The Olympics is thought to have helped drive a further fall in UK unemployment after another leap in the number of people in work, official figures showed today.

The jobless total fell by 7,000 in the quarter to July to 2.59 million, an unemployment rate of 8.1%.

The Office for National Statistics in the UK said the number claiming jobseekers allowance last month was 1.57 million, down by 15,000 on July - the largest monthly fall since June 2010.

London accounted for 5,500 of the fall in the so-called claimant count, suggesting a jobs boost from the London Games.