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Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the (a) growth and (b) rate of percentage change in employment level for (i) UK citizens, (ii) non-UK citizens, (iii) UK born persons and (iv) non-UK born persons for people of working age was in each year since 1997. [226214]

Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated October 2008:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what the (a) growth and (b) rate of percentage change in employment level for (i) UK citizens, (ii) non-UK citizens, (iii) UK born persons and (iv) non-UK born persons for people of working age was in each year since 1997. (226214)

The attached table provides the figures requested for April-June in each year. In the table, UK citizens are defined as those who report their nationality as UK at the time of the survey.

The estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.

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Changes in Employment level for working age population( 1) by nationality and country of birth( 2) : April to June 1997 to 2008—United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted
T housand (except where indicated)
	UK nationals		Non UK nationals		UK born		Non UK born
	Change on previous year	Change as a percentage	Change on previous year	Change as a percentage	Change on previous year	Change as a percentage	Change on previous year	Change as a percentage
1997	360	1.5	95	11.2	330	1.4	123	6.9
1998	135	0.6	92	9.8	134	0.6	92	4.8
1999	391	1.6	-42	-4.1	329	1.4	19	1.0
2000	244	1.0	115	11.6	265	1.1	94	4.6
2001	174	0.7	71	6.4	156	0.6	85	4.0
2002	72	0.3	85	7.2	17	0.1	143	6.5
2003	141	0.6	94	7.4	80	0.3	156	6.6
2004	41	0.2	111	8.1	71	0.3	82	3.3
2005	149	0.6	103	7.0	87	0.4	161	6.2
2006	-95	-0.4	265	16.9	-179	-0.7	352	12.8
2007	-154	-0.6	266	14.5	-162	-0.7	272	8.8
2008	98	0.4	163	7.7	24	0.1	241	7.1
(1) Men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59. 2 Excludes those who did not state their nationality/country of birth. Note: It should be noted that the above estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc.). Source: ONS Labour Force Survey (LFS)

Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the employment (a) level and (b) rate for (i) UK citizens, (ii) non-UK citizens, (iii) EU14 citizens, (iv) A8 citizens and (v) citizens from the rest of the world of working age was in each quarter since 2004. [226215]

Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated October 2008:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what the employment (a) level and (b) rate for (i) UK citizens, (ii) non-UK citizens, (iii) EU14 citizens, (iv) A8 citizens and (v) citizens from the rest of the world of working age was in each quarter since 2004. (226215)

Table 1, attached, shows the number of employed people of working age (16-64 for men and 16-59 for women) in each category. Table 2 shows the corresponding employment rates. In the tables, citizenship is defined as the nationality reported by respondents at the time of the survey. The tables exclude those whose nationality is not known.

The estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey. As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.

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Table 1: Employment level for people of working age( 1) , by nationality United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted
Thousand
		UK	Non-UK	EU14( 2)	A8( 3)	Rest of world( 4)
2004	Q1	25,934	1,408	480	51	877
	Q2	25,883	1,469	485	63	921
	Q3	26,122	1,472	466	82	923
	Q4	26,097	1,573	486	103	984
2005	Q1	25,996	1,594	489	104	1,001
	Q2	26,032	1,572	468	141	963
	Q3	26,276	1,623	475	175	973
	Q4	26,048	1,692	482	209	1,000
2006	Q1	25,969	1,764	470	240	1,053
	Q2	25,938	1,837	452	252	1,132
	Q3	26,085	1,913	451	297	1,165
	Q4	25,991	1,962	478	344	1,141
2007	Q1	25,794	1,978	502	368	1,107
	Q2	25,784	2,103	509	431	1,163
	Q3	26,023	2,113	509	430	1,175
	Q4	26,050	2,173	505	469	1,199
2008	Q1	25,870	2,254	522	500	1,232
	Q2(5)	*25,882	*2,266	**523	**498	*1,244
(1) Men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59. (2) EU14 comprises Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. (3) A8 comprises Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. (4) Rest of world excludes UK, EU14 and A8. (5) Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates, as described as follows: Guide to Quality: The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220. Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (%) Statistical Robustness * 0 < CV< 5 Estimates are considered precise ** 5 < CV < 10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise *** 10 < CV < 20 Estimates are considered acceptable **** CV ≥20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes Note: It should be noted that the above estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc.) Source: Labour Force Survey

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