Treasury written question – answered at on 31 October 2006.
David Laws
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of all UK workers were migrant workers in each reporting period since 1992-93, broken down by region; and if he will make a statement.
John Healey
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the percentage of employed people in the United Kingdom who were migrant workers, by region, since 1992. (96623)
The attached table gives the percentage of employed people of working age in each region of residence who were either United Kingdom or foreign born, for the three month period ending June, for each year since 1997. Comparable estimates are not available for 1998 and 2000, and for earlier periods.
Estimates are taken from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
| Percentage( 1) of people in employment of working age( 2) who were born in the United Kingdom or were born abroad, by region of residence, 1997 to 2006, United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted | |||||||
| Three months ending June each year | United Kingdom | North East | North West | Yorkshire and the Humber | East Midlands | West Midlands | Eastern |
| 1997 | |||||||
| Born in UK | 92.5 | 97.3 | 95.9 | 95.6 | 94.4 | 93.8 | 93.6 |
| Born abroad | 7.5 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| 1999 | |||||||
| Born in UK | 92.3 | 97.8 | 96.0 | 95.5 | 94.2 | 93.7 | 93.4 |
| Born abroad | 7.7 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| 2001 | |||||||
| Born in UK | 91.8 | 97.0 | 96.1 | 95.5 | 94.7 | 94.1 | 92.7 |
| Born abroad | 8.2 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 7.3 |
| 2002 | |||||||
| Born in UK | 91.4 | 96.9 | 96.1 | 95.3 | 94.2 | 93.7 | 92.7 |
| Born abroad | 8.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | |||||||
| Born in UK | 90.9 | 97.5 | 95.9 | 94.3 | 94.5 | 93.2 | 92.5 |
| Born abroad | 9.1 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 7.5 |
| 2004 | |||||||
| Born in UK | 90.6 | 96.1 | 95.8 | 94.6 | 93.7 | 92.7 | 91.8 |
| Born abroad | 9.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 8.2 |
| 2005 | |||||||
| Born in UK | 90.1 | 96.1 | 94.7 | 93.5 | 93.1 | 93.7 | 91.1 |
| Born abroad | 9.9 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 8.9 |
| 2006 | |||||||
| Born in UK | 88.9 | 96.3 | 93.9 | 93.4 | 91.6 | 91.5 | 89.4 |
| Born abroad | 11.1 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 10.6 |
| Three months ending June each year | London | South East | South West | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland |
| 1997 | ||||||
| Born in UK | 74.7 | 92.7 | 95.5 | 96.7 | 97.2 | 96.9 |
| Born abroad | 25.3 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | ||||||
| Born in UK | 74.2 | 92.7 | 95.4 | 97.1 | 96.4 | 96.5 |
| Born abroad | 25.8 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 2001 | ||||||
| Born in UK | 71.6 | 92.0 | 95.2 | 96.4 | 96.8 | 96.3 |
| Born abroad | 28.4 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 2002 | ||||||
| Born in UK | 70.1 | 91.6 | 94.0 | 96.7 | 96.3 | 96.5 |
| Born abroad | 29.9 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 2003 | ||||||
| Born in UK | 68.2 | 90.7 | 93.7 | 95.5 | 96.2 | 96.5 |
| Born abroad | 31.8 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 2004 | ||||||
| Born in UK | 67.3 | 91.0 | 94.4 | 95.9 | 96.1 | 95.1 |
| Born abroad | 32.7 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | ||||||
| Born in UK | 66.3 | 90.6 | 93.9 | 95.8 | 95.5 | 95.4 |
| Born abroad | 33.7 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | ||||||
| Born in UK | 65.0 | 88.6 | 93.0 | 96.2 | 95.0 | 94.2 |
| Born abroad | 35.0 | 11.4 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
| (1) Those who did not state their country of birth are excluded from totals. (2) Men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59. Note: Comparable data not available for 1998 and 2000. Source: ONS Labour Force Survey (LFS). | ||||||
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