Nine out of ten people who joined the workforce last year were foreign nationals, official figures revealed yesterday. Last night experts warned there could be a ‘jobless recovery’ for British workers unless ministers get to grips with immigration.UK: Nine out of ten jobs created last year went to foreign nationals
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Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Jason Groves
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The number is far higher than had been previously thought.
British nationals accounted for only a tiny fraction of the rise in employment among working age people with most new workers being immigrants.
The new figures raise questions about whether the Government’s drive to get millions off benefits and into work can be achieved without further curbs on immigration. They will also increase pressure to reform the bloated benefits system.
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