Wide variation in migration statistics
Different migrant communities have different levels of employment levels, wages and benefits according to a new report by Migration Watch.
The report found that migrants from India, Western Europe, South Africa and the "Anglosphere" countries - the US, Australia, New Zealand - have high rates of employment at good wages and low rates of benefit claims
Migrants from Africa, apart from South Africa, have overall employment rates and wages on a par with those born in the UK, but much higher rates of benefit claims
However, migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh have lower rates of employment combined with lower wages and higher rates of benefit claims
Migrants from Eastern European countries, including Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, have high rates of employment but lower wages and higher rates of benefit claims than those born in the UK
Migration Watch is a campaigning body lobbying for stricter immigration controls. It looked at employment status, wages and benefit claims using data from the official Labour Force Survey of 100,000 people.
The full report can be found on the Migration Watch website.