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Leicestershire dole queue shrinks thanks to temporary jobs

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The number of people claiming Jobseekers' Allowance in Leicestershire fell by 651 last month, according to figures released today.
The claimant count declined by 2.9 per cent between October and November to 21,416
Max Boden, policy manager of Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce, said the fall was mainly caused by an increase in seasonal jobs in shops, hotels, bars and distribution depots.
Nationally, the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance fell 3,000 to 1.58 million last month.


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