Fingers crossed - But its not all doom and gloom for jobs if London doesnt get olympics this time

Hot on the heels of new research , which shows that one in two adults believe that there will be lasting benefits in terms of jobs if London wins the bid, a new poll shows that itís good news whatever happens. One in two managers polled in construction-related firms believe that if London doesnít win the Olympics this time round a substantial amount of planned new building will probably still go ahead. More than three quarters said that the whole Olympic bid process has been a positive boost to the construction industry.

Consensus spokesperson Matthew Haines said: ëItís a tense time waiting to find out if London will get the Games. The leading construction firms we recruit for are looking to take people on from all over the country, and will create work throughout the country if the bid is successful, but it also seems that many of the planned builds will go ahead either way. Thatís great news for jobs in the sector, although I must say that our preferred outcome is that we win the bid and show the world what we can do in 2012, and pass something positive on to the next generation.í

The regeneration prospects created by the Olympics seem to be clear to those people with children that will be of an age to benefit in 2012. The highest percentage (54 per cent) in the tns poll that was confident of Olympics-based jobs was the 35-44 year olds, and families with children under 17 at home were more confident 51 per cent) than those without.