Treasury written question – answered at on 17 March 2005.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of migrant labour admitted to the UK was employed (a) by outsourcing companies, (b) by employment agencies, (c) by gangmasters, (d) in agriculture, (e) in catering and (f) in the care system in the last year for which figures are available.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Dr. John Pugh, dated
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about percentages of employed migrant labour in the UK. (221521)
The attached table, using statistics from the ONS Labour Force Survey, gives estimates of numbers of people aged 16 and over who are resident and employed in the UK but whose nationality is other than UK. Estimates, for the three month period ending in November 2004 are given in total and for those employed by employment agencies, in agriculture, in catering and in the care system.
These estimates from the Labour Force Survey are, as with any sample survey, subject to sampling variability.
Three months ending November 2004 | Numbers in employment | Percentage(7) |
---|---|---|
Total non-UK nationals | 1,532,000 | 100 |
Employment agencies(2) | 44,000 | 2.9 |
Agriculture(3) | 9,000 | 0.6 |
Catering(4) | 17,000 | 1.1 |
The care system(5) | 37,000 | 2.2 |
Of which those working for employment agencies(6) | 3,000 | 0.2 |
Other non-UK nationals | 1,428,000 | 93.2 |
(2) Refers to those respondents whose reason for not having a permanent job was because of agency temping.
(3) Refers to those involved in activities including, growing crops; market gardening; horticulture; farming of animals; growing crops combined with farming of animals (mixed farming); agricultural and animal husbandry service activities, except veterinary activities.
(4) Includes only those working in canteen and catering services.
(5) Refers to those respondents working as care assistants and home carers in the: health and social work, real estate renting and business activity, public administration and defence, other community social and personal and private households with employed persons.
(6) Of those employed in the care system 3,000 working for employment agencies are included also within the total shown in the table for employment agencies.
(7) A percentages of total non-UK nationals.
Note:
LFS estimates for small groups such as non-UK nationals are particularly subject to sampling variability because of the small size of the survey samples. They should therefore be treated with caution.
Source:
ONS-Labour Force Survey
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