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	Small employers and own account workers		Lower supervisory and technical		Semi-routine occupations		Routine occupations
	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
Total(5)	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
Total(5)	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
Total(5)	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
Total(5)	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
Total(5)	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
Total(5)	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
Total(5)	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. [177482]

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.

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