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Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Monday, 27 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 March 2006. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 March 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Employment Statistics

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) EU and (b) non-EU citizens were working in Northern Ireland in each of the last 30 years.
Answer

The information on EU and non-EU citizens is not available; however, the Labour Force Survey can be used to provide estimates of the number of people in employment in Northern Ireland by respondent nationality. These estimates are only available on a consistent basis for European Union countries from 1994 onwards.

Employment in NI by EU and non-EU nationality
EU nationality Non-EU nationality
1994 605,000 3,000
1995 625,000 4,000
1996 648,000 3,000
1997 672,000 4,000
1998 677,000 4,000
1999 684,000 3,000
2000 671,000 2,000
2001 696,000 5,000
2002 708,000 5,000
2003 736,000 6,000
2004 704,000 8,000
2005 731,000 6,000
Source: Labour Force Survey, spring quarters.
(25) EU Nationality—Figures for 1994 refer to EU12 countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and UK. Figures for 1995–2004 refer to EU15 countries: EU12 plus Austria, Finland and Sweden. Figures for 2005 refer to EU25 countries: EU15 plus Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia.
(26) Estimates are based on small sample sizes and are therefore subject to a higher than usual degree of sampling variability. They should therefore be treated with caution.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
55562; 443 c1583-4W;443 c1583-4W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Employment Private sector Northern Ireland Public sector
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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