Number of unemployed drops by 3,000

Sep 14 2011

The number of people out of work has fallen by 3,000 over three months, according to official figures.

The drop between May and July takes the unemployment total to about 204,000, the Office for National Statistics said.

At the same time, the number of people in work increased by 23,000, taking the total in Scotland to about 2,496,000.