Young non-UK nationals face double the unemployment rate of British peers
ONS figures show 27 per cent of young non-UK nationals are unemployed, compared with 13 per cent of young British nationals. The figures add to concern about rising youth unemployment, but the article’s claims about migration’s effects on jobs and wages are attributed to critics.
Unemployment is defined as having no job while actively seeking work in the previous four weeks; rates are 29 per cent for young EU nationals and 24 per cent for non-EU nationals. The article also cites a think tank estimate that nearly two million foreign nationals received benefits or the state pension, and says the Government is developing jobs and training opportunities through its Youth Guarantee.
In short
- Young non-UK nationals’ unemployment rate is 27 per cent.
- The comparable rate for young British nationals is 13 per cent.
- The Government says its Youth Guarantee will provide jobs and training.
Explained simply
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) measures unemployment among people who have no job and have actively looked for work in the previous four weeks. The figures distinguish young British nationals from young people who are nationals of other countries, including EU and non-EU nationals.
The Government’s Youth Guarantee is intended to develop job and training opportunities for young people. The article also refers to an estimate of how many foreign nationals receive benefits or the state pension; claims that migration affects jobs and wages are attributed to critics.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Young foreign nationals more than twice as likely to be unemployed than their UK counterparts, new data reveals”.