Immigration and jobs

Fact checks including the impact of immigration on the UK labour market, skills gaps and wages

21 December 2023

List of claims about Muslims in Britain reappears on social media

A Facebook post contains a number of claims about Muslims in Britain that are either wrong or unevidenced.

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18 September 2018

EU immigrant workers in the UK: five things we learned

The independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) today released a report about the impacts of EU immigrant workers on the UK economy, and recommendations for how immigration policy should change.

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5 February 2018

Are junior doctors paid enough to get a UK visa?

In December 2017, a non-EEA junior doctor needed to be earning £55,000 in order to get a visa for the UK.

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1 December 2017

What skills are we short of in the UK?

There’s no simple definition for a shortage profession, but nurses and chefs are currently listed by experts as needing workers from overseas.

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7 June 2017

Why do immigrants come to the UK?

This briefing looks at levels of migration to the UK, how the UK compares to other EU countries, and evidence on what factors drive immigration to the UK.

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18 May 2017

Conservative Manifesto: Immigration and work

We've factchecked claims from Theresa May's speech at the Conservative party manifesto launch.

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15 May 2017

How immigrants affect jobs and wages

Immigration has a small impact on average wages of existing workers but more significant effects for certain groups.

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13 April 2017

Are one in nine UK workers migrants?

About one in nine were foreign nationals in 2016. About one in six were born outside the UK.

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17 November 2016

Foreigners working in the UK

We don’t know how many have been hired, fired or quit—however you define a “foreigner”.

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21 June 2016

Does a 10% rise in immigration lead to a 2% reduction in wages?

Conclusions from a Bank of England report have been repeatedly misquoted.

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