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Differential unemployment levels/rates of migrants?

Code:
RED54
Key Area:
Employment
Strand(s):
Discrimination
07/03/2012 - 18:49
Short Answer

Yes, migrants have differential unemployment rates from the majority population.

Qualitative Info

According to Eurostat, the unemployment rates of foreigners was 17.1 per cent in 2010. In 2009-2008, the figures were 15.4 per cent and 12.9 per cent respectively. (See: http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/setupModifyTableLayout.do).

The unemployment rate of the total population was 8.4 per cent in 2010. In 2009-2008, the figures were 8.2 per cent and 6.4 per cent respectively. (See: http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=une_rt_a&lang=en).

 

The employment rate of foreigners was 60.5 per cent in 2010. In 2009-2008, the figures were 63.8 per cent and 65.4 per cent respectively. (See: http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/setupModifyTableLayout.do)

The employment rate of the majority population was 68.5 per cent in 2010. In 2009-2008, the figures were 68.9 per cent and 71.3 per cent respectively. (See: http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/setupModifyTableLayout.do)

Data
Groups affected/interested Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Asylum seekers, Africans/black people
Type (R/D) Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Inter-ethnic, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Employment - labour market
External Url http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/employment_unemployment_lfs/data/database
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