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Migration Statistics John Salt. Migration Research Unit, Department of Geography, University College London, UK. Labour Market Statistics User Group Meeting Royal Statistical Society 23 rd January, 2009.
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Migration Statistics John Salt Migration Research Unit, Department of Geography, University College London, UK. Labour Market Statistics User Group Meeting Royal Statistical Society 23rd January, 2009.
Data on international migration are generally considered scarce and inadequate for measurement purposes (IUSSP, 1987). An urgent need for international migration statistics coincides with an unsatisfactory degree of availability, reliability and comparability of data on international migration flows (THESIM, 2006).
Foreign Nationals, 1994 - 2008, thousands Source: LFS
Foreign nationals living and working in UK, by SEC, 2004 – 2008.
Living and Working in UK, by SEC, 2008 Source: LFS
Foreign nationals living and working in UK, by Region of Residence, per cent, 1994 - 2007
Total Inflow 2007 (000’) LFS* 367 IPS** 527 TIM** 577 *1 year to Q2 2007 **Calendar year 2007
Work permit applications approved by type, 1995-2007 Source: WP UK/BIA
Worker Registration Scheme, Work Permits and First Permissions by occupational group, 2007
Overseas Nationals entering the UK and allocated a National Insurance Number [NINo], 2002/03 and 2007/08, thousands