Mr. Clappison:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many and what proportion of (a) UK nationals, (b) UK-born people, (c) foreign nationals, (d) non-UK EU nationals, (e) EU A8 nationals and (f) non-EU nationals of working age in the UK were in employment in (i) each year since 1997 12 Jan 2009 : Column 490W
and (ii) each of the last eight quarters for which figures are available. [244377]
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 17 December 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many and what proportion of (a) UK nationals, (b) UK-born people, (c) foreign nationals, (d) non-UK EU nationals, (e) EU A8 nationals and (f) non-EU nationals of working age in the UK were in employment in (i) each year since 1997 and (ii) each of the last eight quarters for which figures are available. 244377
The requested information is shown in the attached tables. Data for the EU A8 nationals is not available for 1997.
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.
The figures in the table are derived from the LFS microdata which are weighted using the official population estimates published in autumn 2007. Consequently the estimates from Q3 2006 are not entirely consistent with the figures published in the monthly Labour Market Statistics First Release, or the migrant worker figures published every quarter, which are weighted using more up-to-date population estimates.
Employment rates for working age( 1) people, by nationality and country of birth—Quarter 3 1997 to 2006; all calendar quarters from quarter 4 2006 to quarter 3 2008—United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted
Thousand
UK nationals
UK born
Non-UK nationals( 2)
Non-UK EU nationals( 3)
EU A8 nationals( 4)
Non-EU nationals
1997
Q3
24,928
23,954
964
413
n/a
551
1998
Q3
25,185
24,195
1,010
440
17
570
1999
Q3
25,532
24,490
1,009
423
14
587
2000
Q3
25,718
24,700
1,146
447
21
700
2001
Q3
25,764
24,726
1,215
467
31
748
2002
Q3
25,831
24,713
1,304
460
35
844
2003
Q3
25,991
24,847
1,377
475
32
902
2004
Q3
26,122
24,958
1,472
557
82
915
2005
Q3
26,276
25,052
1,623
658
175
965
2006
Q3
26,085
24,849
1,913
753
297
1,160
2006
Q4
25,991
24,744
1,962
828
344
1,134
2007
Q1
25,794
24,529
1,978
897
368
1,080
2007
Q2
25,784
24,508
2,103
969
431
1,134
2007
Q3
26,023
24,694
2,113
969
430
1,144
2007
Q4
26,050
24,718
2,173
1,010
469
1,163
2008
Q1
25,870
24,547
2,254
1,068
500
1,186
2008
Q2
25,882
24,532
2,266
1,065
498
1,201
2008
Q3(5)
*25,928
*24,580
*2,279
*1,045
**504
*1,234
Percentage
UK nationals
UK born
Non-UK nationals( 2)
Non-UK EU nationals( 3)
EU A8 nationals( 4)
Non-EU nationals
1997
Q3
74
74
61
69
—
56
1998
Q3
75
75
61
70
58
55
1999
Q3
75
75
52
72
53
57
2000
Q3
76
76
62
74
54
56
2001
Q3
75
76
63
72
59
58
2002
Q3
75
76
63
72
62
59
2003
Q3
76
76
64
73
58
61
2004
Q3
76
76
65
73
74
61
2005
Q3
76
76
65
74
81
60
2006
Q3
75
76
69
77
82
65
2006
Q4
75
76
69
77
82
64
2007
Q1
75
75
67
77
81
60
2007
Q2
75
75
68
77
82
62
2007
Q3
75
76
69
78
84
62
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2007
Q4
76
76
68
79
84
61
2008
Q1
75
75
69
79
83
62
2008
Q2
75
75
69
79
84
62
2008
Q3
75
76
69
79
84
63
n/a= Data not available (1) Men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59. (2) Excludes those whose nationality was not known. (3) The A8 joined the EU on 1 May 2004 and are included from 2004 Q3 onwards. Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU on 1 January 2007 and are included from 2007 Q1 onwards. (4) EU A8 comprises Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. (5) Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates, as described below: 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
