In the second quarter of 2023, approximately 83.3 percent of people born in the European Union living in the UK were employed, compared with 75.5 percent for UK nationals and 72.2 percent for people outside the EU and UK. Since 2006 the employment rate for EU born people has consistently been higher than that of UK born and non-UK born people.
Employment rate of UK and non-UK born adults in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1997 to 2nd quarter 2023
Characteristic
UK born
EU born
Non-EU born
Q2 2023
75.5%
83.3%
72.2%
Q1 2023
75.7%
83.5%
72.9%
Q4 2022
75.8%
82.2%
72.6%
Q3 2022
75.5%
81.6%
72.5%
Q2 2022
75.3%
82.9%
71.9%
Q1 2022
75.5%
83.6%
71.9%
Q4 2021
75.6%
83.6%
71.3%
Q3 2021
75.4%
82.4%
71.8%
Q2 2021
74.9%
81.4%
71.6%
Q1 2021
74.6%
79.7%
72.1%
Q4 2020
74.8%
79.6%
71.6%
Q3 2020
75%
81%
72.1%
Q2 2020
75.6%
81.5%
72.3%
Q1 2020
76.4%
83.2%
72%
Q4 2019
76.8%
83.1%
70.9%
Q3 2019
76.3%
83.3%
71%
Q2 2019
76.3%
83.1%
69.3%
Q1 2019
76.3%
82.8%
69.7%
Q4 2018
76.3%
82.6%
70.1%
Q3 2018
76.1%
82.3%
69.3%
Q2 2018
75.7%
82.8%
68.7%
Q1 2018
75.8%
81.9%
68.7%
Q4 2017
75.8%
81.6%
68.5%
Q3 2017
75.5%
81.8%
68.9%
Q2 2017
75.5%
80.6%
67.6%
Q1 2017
75.3%
79.4%
67.2%
Q4 2016
75.2%
80.8%
67.9%
Q3 2016
75%
81%
67.8%
Q2 2016
74.7%
79.4%
67.5%
Q1 2016
74.6%
78.7%
66.5%
Q4 2015
74.9%
79.8%
66.5%
Q3 2015
74.5%
80.4%
67%
Q2 2015
73.8%
79.5%
65.5%
Q1 2015
74%
79.3%
64.7%
Q4 2014
74.1%
79.3%
64.9%
Q3 2014
73.8%
78.3%
66.5%
Q2 2014
73.2%
79.3%
65.3%
Q1 2014
72.9%
77.8%
64.5%
Q4 2013
72.8%
77.2%
64.8%
Q3 2013
72.5%
77.7%
64.2%
Q2 2013
71.9%
76.9%
63.1%
Q1 2013
71.7%
75.5%
63%
Q4 2012
72.3%
76.5%
63.4%
Q3 2012
72%
76.1%
64%
Q2 2012
71.4%
74.5%
62.9%
Q1 2012
71.2%
74%
60.9%
Q4 2011
71.2%
75.4%
61.9%
Q3 2011
71%
76.5%
62.7%
Q2 2011
70.8%
76.9%
62.4%
Q1 2011
70.9%
75.8%
62.9%
Q4 2010
71.2%
75.7%
63.2%
Q3 2010
71.5%
75.7%
63.9%
Q2 2010
70.9%
75.3%
62.3%
Q1 2010
70.7%
74.3%
61.8%
Q4 2009
71.5%
75.4%
62.3%
Q3 2009
71.6%
76%
62.3%
Q2 2009
71.4%
75.5%
61.8%
Q1 2009
72.1%
76.5%
63.4%
Q4 2008
73.1%
76.1%
64.3%
Q3 2008
73.5%
78.1%
63.9%
Q2 2008
73.4%
78.1%
63.6%
Q1 2008
73.5%
77.9%
64%
Q4 2007
73.9%
77.5%
63.4%
Q3 2007
73.7%
77.4%
64%
Q2 2007
73.3%
76.3%
63.1%
Q1 2007
73.2%
76%
62.4%
Q4 2006
73.7%
76%
63.7%
Q3 2006
73.9%
77.4%
63.5%
Q2 2006
73.5%
75.6%
63.5%
Q1 2006
73.5%
75%
63%
Q4 2005
73.8%
73.2%
63%
Q3 2005
74.3%
74.3%
62.4%
Q2 2005
73.8%
72.5%
61.6%
Q1 2005
73.8%
71.9%
63.5%
Q4 2004
74.2%
73.4%
62.7%
Q3 2004
74.1%
71.7%
63%
Q2 2004
73.7%
69.5%
62.5%
Q1 2004
73.9%
67%
62.5%
Q4 2003
74%
68.7%
61.8%
Q3 2003
74.1%
69.7%
62.7%
Q2 2003
73.8%
71.2%
61.2%
Q1 2003
73.5%
70%
60.7%
Q4 2002
74.1%
70.4%
61.8%
Q3 2002
73.9%
69.9%
61.8%
Q2 2002
73.5%
69.4%
61.3%
Q1 2002
73.2%
67.8%
60.4%
Q4 2001
73.8%
69%
61.2%
Q3 2001
73.9%
69.3%
61%
Q2 2001
73.5%
69.9%
59.9%
Q1 2001
73.3%
70.2%
60.4%
Q4 2000
73.6%
70.7%
60.6%
Q3 2000
74%
70%
60.7%
Q2 2000
73.3%
66.6%
60.4%
Q1 2000
73%
66.8%
59.6%
Q4 1999
73.4%
67.5%
60.3%
Q3 1999
73.4%
69.3%
60.9%
Q2 1999
72.6%
68%
59.7%
Q1 1999
72.4%
68.1%
59.9%
Q4 1998
72.9%
67.9%
60.5%
Q3 1998
72.9%
67.4%
59.8%
Q2 1998
72%
66.4%
59.9%
Q1 1998
71.8%
66.4%
60.5%
Q4 1997
72.2%
66.8%
60.4%
Q3 1997
72.3%
68%
59.9%
Q2 1997
71.7%
66.6%
59.8%
Q1 1997
71.3%
64.7%
59.4%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 15, 2023). Employment rate of UK and non-UK born adults in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1997 to 2nd quarter 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/915732/immigrant-employment-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Employment rate of UK and non-UK born adults in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1997 to 2nd quarter 2023." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/915732/immigrant-employment-rate-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Employment rate of UK and non-UK born adults in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1997 to 2nd quarter 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/915732/immigrant-employment-rate-uk/
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