UK immigrant employment rate 2024

In the third quarter of 2024, approximately 80.8 percent of people born in the European Union living in the UK were employed, compared with 74.5 percent for UK nationals and 74.1 percent for people outside the EU and UK. Since 2006, the employment rate for people born in the EU has consistently been higher than UK nationals and non-EU nationals.

Employment rate of UK and non-UK born adults in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024

Characteristic	UK born	EU born	Non-EU born
Q3 2024	74.6%	80.8%	74.1%
Q2 2024	74.3%	79.4%	72.5%
Q1 2024	74.3%	80.2%	72.6%
Q4 2023	74.8%	81.8%	73.7%
Q3 2023	74.9%	79.8%	72.9%
Q2 2023	74.9%	82.6%	72.1%
Q1 2023	75.2%	83.1%	72.3%
Q4 2022	75.3%	81.8%	72.1%
Q3 2022	75.1%	81%	72.1%
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%

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Release date

November 2024

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q1 2000 to Q3 2024

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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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