Skip to main content

Table 11 Sector of employment for working-age migrants from EaP countries and comparison groups (in per cent)

From: Labour migration to the UK from Eastern partnership countries

 

EaP countries

EUA8

EU14

Other Europe

Production/Manufacturing

13.0

26.5

14.3

12.1

Construction

9.5

9.2

6.0

9.1

Retail/Hospitality

26.5

25.7

19.7

25.3

Transport/Communications

3.5

8.6

6.4

6.4

Business Services/Finance

25.5

12.6

19.3

17.8

Public services

16.0

11.5

27.8

22.9

Other services

6.0

6.1

6.4

6.5

Public sector

11.0

6.6

22.1

18.4

N

200

5,238

1,2580

3,992

  1. Source: LFS (1999-2011).
  2. Notes: Business Services/Finance consists of the following industrial divisions: financial intermediation, excluding insurance and pensions funding; insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security; activities auxiliary to financial intermediation; real estate activities; renting of machinery and equipment without operator and of personal and household goods; computer and related activities; research & development; and other business services.