While England is focusing on its job recovery – they are apparently doing a poor job on this front for the English. A recent employment figure produced by the Office for National Statistics shows that 90% of those who joined the workforce in 2010 were foreign nationals.
Jobless Recovery Warnings
Experts warned last night that the job recovery could actually be a “jobless recovery” for British workers if the ministers don’t clamp down on immigration – and fast. The figures show that employment for those of working age rose by 181,000 in the Coalition’s first year; however, the employment for British nationals only rose by 14,000, which is less than 8% of the total.
Alarm Bells Sounding
Tory MP Priti Patel said that this should “ring alarm bells” in Downing Street. She said,
“There is an opportunity now, with the economic recovery underway, to tackle this in a much more structured way. It is vital that we do, because if we are going to have a buoyant economy we need to make sure British people on benefits get back into employment.”
The most recent figures show that the situation has grown worse in the last few years. Between 1997 and 2010, slightly more than half of the employment rises came from foreign nationals. Now, those figures are much more dramatic – and should cause more alarm for the British public.