UK unemployment falls by 51,000

20 June 2012 Last updated at 09:32 ET Help

Unemployment in the UK fell by 51,000 to 2.61 million in the three months to April, official figures have shown.

The jobless rate fell to 8.2%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

But the claimant count - the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance - increased by 8,100 in May compared with April, to 1.60 million.

The ONS said the unemployment level in the UK overall was "showing some improvement".

Hugh Pym reports.

This report features Chris Grayling, employment minister and Paul Bagwell, director of Vax.

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