Employment Mr. Clappison To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the number of non-UK citizens in (a) unskilled and (b) semi-skilled employment in the UK in each year since 1997; (2) what the working age employment rate of (a) UK nationals and (b) the UK population who were (i) unskilled, (ii) semi-skilled and (iii) skilled workers was in each year since 2001; and what research he has (A) commissioned and (B) evaluated on changes in these employment rates. Angela Eagle The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 25 February 2008: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your two Parliamentary Questions. The first is about the number of (a) UK nationals and (b) the UK 60 million population who were (i) unskilled, (ii) semi-skilled and (iii) skilled workers was in each year since 2001; and what research has been (A) commissioned and (B) evaluated on changes in these employment rates. The second is about the number of non UK citizens in (a) unskilled and (b) semi-skilled employment in the UK in each year since 1997. I am replying in her absence. (177468, 177469) The data for analysing migrant workers comes from the Labour Force Survey. The National Statistics method for estimating the number of migrant workers employed in the UK is based on the number of people at a given time who were born abroad, are of working age (16 - 64 for men, 16-59 for women), and in employment. However, you have requested data analysed by nationality and this is the basis on which this PQ has been answered. The attached table gives the number and proportion of UK nationals, foreign nationals and all people in employment, for the three month period ending June each year, from 2001 to 2007. Comparable estimates are not available before 2001. The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification has been used to categorise the population and provide the employment status of each working age adult. I am advised that the Government has not commissioned research on the changes in the employment rate of skilled and non-skilled workers since 2001. As part of the Leitch Review of Skills, published in 2006, projections of employment demand by skill level and occupation was commissioned from Cambridge Econometrics and the Warwick Institute of Employment Studies. Further information can be found at: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/independent_reviews/leitch_review/review_leitch_index.cfm It is important to bear in mind that the Labour Force Survey (LFS) is not designed to cover everyone who is present in the UK. The survey may undercount the numbers of people who were born overseas. As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty. ----------------------------------- |Thousands, except where indicated| ----------------------------------- | |All SEC categories3,4|Higher managerial and professional|Lower managerial and professional|Intermediate occupations| ----------------------------------- | |Level|Rate (%)|Level|Rate (%)|Level|Rate (%)|Level|Rate (%)| ----------------------------------- |2001 ||||||||| ----------------------------------- |UK Nationals |24,323|86.1|3,165|92.6|6,482|90.7|3,219|87.5| ----------------------------------- |Non-UK Nationals |1,089|81.0|226|90.3|283|84.4|112|81.7| ----------------------------------- |Total5 |25,413|85.9|3,393|92.4|6,765|90.4|3,330|87.3| ----------------------------------- | ||||||||| ----------------------------------- |2002 ||||||||| ----------------------------------- |UK Nationals |24,360|86.3|3,128|91.7|6,735|90.3|3,183|87.5| ----------------------------------- |Non-UK Nationals |1,164|81.4|210|87.1|347|86.7|102|78.1| ----------------------------------- |Total5 |25,525|86.0|3,339|91.4|7,082|90.2|3,286|87.2| ----------------------------------- | ||||||||| ----------------------------------- |2003 ||||||||| ----------------------------------- |UK Nationals |24,492|86.4|3,271|92.1|6,840|90.5|3,098|86.8| ----------------------------------- |Non-UK Nationals |1,238|82.4|232|89.1|352|88.8|133|79.7| ----------------------------------- |Total5 |25,730|86.2|3,503|91.9|7,192|90.4|3,232|86.5| ----------------------------------- | ||||||||| ----------------------------------- |2004 ||||||||| ----------------------------------- |UK Nationals |24,414|86.6|3,355|92.6|6,928|90.8|3,046|87.4| ----------------------------------- |Non-UK Nationals |1,343|84.3|260|91.5|359|87.7|130|84.0| ----------------------------------- |Total5 |25,758|86.5|3,615|92.5|7,287|90.6|3,176|87.2| ----------------------------------- | ||||||||| ----------------------------------- |2005 ||||||||| ----------------------------------- |UK Nationals |24,465|87.0|3,441|92.9|6,973|91.0|3,027|87.7| ----------------------------------- |Non-UK Nationals |1,424|84.4|273|89.0|373|88.2|130|79.1| ----------------------------------- |Total5 |25,891|86.9|3,715|92.6|7,347|90.9|3,158|87.3| ----------------------------------- | ||||||||| ----------------------------------- |2006 ||||||||| ----------------------------------- |UK Nationals |24,241|86.9|3,490|92.6|7,107|91.2|3,019|87.3| ----------------------------------- |Non-UK Nationals |1,636|86.4|311|93.4|401|87.6|120|83.7| ----------------------------------- |Total5 |25,879|86.9|3,801|92.7|7,508|91.0|3,139|87.2| ----------------------------------- | ||||||||| ----------------------------------- |2007 ||||||||| ----------------------------------- |UK Nationals |24,071|87.0|3,494|92.8|6,924|91.0|3,002|87.4| ----------------------------------- |Non-UK Nationals |1,895|86.4|346|92.4|433|89.5|141|77.3| ----------------------------------- |Total5 |25,973|86.9|3,841|92.7|7,360|90.9|3,143|86.9| ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Level|Rate (%)|Level|Rate (%)|Level|Rate (%)|Level|Rate (%)| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001 | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |UK Nationals |2,171|89.3 |2,824|86.3 |3,707|79.5 |2,755|76.0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Non-UK Nationals |97 |79.0 |80 |77.7 |158 |72.9 |133 |74.4 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total5 |2,267|88.8 |2,904|86.0 |3,865|79.2 |2,888|76.0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |UK Nationals |2,227|89.9 |2,838|86.1 |3,572|79.5 |2,677|77.1 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Non-UK Nationals |96 |83.2 |96 |82.9 |174 |73.2 |139 |73.8 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total5 |2,323|89.6 |2,934|86.0 |3,746|79.2 |2,815|76.9 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |UK Nationals |2,336|90.6 |2,759|86.0 |3,619|79.5 |2,569|76.9 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Non-UK Nationals |102 |79.1 |100 |84.4 |176 |72.9 |143 |75.1 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total5 |2,437|90.0 |2,858|85.9 |3,796|79.2 |2,712|76.8 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |UK Nationals |2,380|91.3 |2,744|86.2 |3,491|79.0 |2,470|76.6 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Non-UK Nationals |134 |85.2 |109 |86.6 |184 |72.0 |168 |80.8 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total5 |2,514|90.9 |2,853|86.2 |3,675|78.6 |2,639|76.8 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |UK Nationals |2,331|90.0 |2,736|86.6 |3,502|80.3 |2,456|77.0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Non-UK Nationals |121 |84.3 |103 |82.8 |234 |82.7 |190 |78.6 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total5 |2,453|89.7 |2,838|86.4 |3,735|80.5 |2,645|77.1 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |UK Nationals |2,320|89.4 |2,563|86.7 |3,346|78.6 |2,395|78.2 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Non-UK Nationals |156 |90.1 |139 |88.1 |285 |80.7 |225 |81.8 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total5 |2,477|89.4 |2,702|86.8 |3,632|78.8 |2,620|78.5 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007 | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |UK Nationals |2,346|90.3 |2,604|86.9 |3,342|79.1 |2,360|77.4 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Non-UK Nationals |169 |87.5 |146 |86.3 |353 |82.6 |307 |84.4 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total5 |2,515|90.1 |2,751|86.9 |3,696|79.5 |2,667|78.1 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59.2 Number of people in employment of working age as a percentage of all persons of working age in the relevant group.3 Excludes those who have never worked or are long-term unemployed.4 Includes those who did not state their socio-economic classification.5 Includes those who did not state their nationality.Source:ONS Labour Force Survey (LFS)| | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Clappison To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give a break down of the number of people in employment in (a) each region and (b) each local authority area who were (i) UK citizens, (ii) citizens of other EU states and (iii) citizens of non-EU states in (A) spring 2004 and (B) Quarter 2 2007. Angela Eagle The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 25 February 2008: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking for a break down of the number of people in employment in (a) each region and (b) each local authority area who were (i) UK citizens, (ii) citizens of other EU states and (iii) citizens of non-EU states in (A) spring 2004 and (B) Quarter 2 2007. I am replying in her absence. (177482). The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics of employment for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation definitions. The National Statistics method for estimating the number of migrant workers employed in the UK is based on the number of people at a given time who were born abroad, are of working age (16 - 64 for men, 16 - 59 for women), and in employment. However, you have requested data analysed by nationality and this is the basis on which this PQ has been answered. It is important to bear in mind that the APS is not designed to cover everyone who is present in the UK. The survey may undercount the numbers of people who are foreign nationals. The reasons are set out in the table footnote. The APS estimates at this detailed level are only available consistent with population estimates published in February and March 2003 and are not comparable with the estimates published in the Labour Market Statistics First Release on 14 November 2007, which are based on latest population estimates. Tables 1 and 2, attached, shows estimates for the 12 month periods ending in March 2005 and June 2007 from the APS. Table 1 shows the number of working age employed persons in each Government Office region by nationality. Table 2 shows the number of working age employed persons in each local authority by nationality. Copies of the tables have been placed in the House of Commons Library. These estimates, as with any from sample surveys, are subject to a margin of uncertainty. Changes in the estimates over time should be treated with particular caution.