According to new figures,it has been found out that the number of workers employed on the site of next year's Olympic Games in London has reached over 12,000.
To build the Olympic Park and the Olympic Village,12,112 workers, ranging from builders and steel-fitters to architects and engineers are included.
For supplying goods and services to the 2012 project,thousands of jobs have also been created across the country.
On the Olympic Park development around 1,200 previously unemployed local people have found work.
ODA chairman John Armitt said: "The big build of the Olympic Park and Village is on track and within budget and that is testament to the commitment and skill of the contractors and workforce.
"In a challenging period for the construction industry our contractors are employing 12,000 people and meeting our targets to take on local people and apprentices.
"Thousands of jobs up and down the country have also been created and protected in the supply chains delivering 2012 work."
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