How reliant is Britain on EU migrant workers?

Brexit – the UK vote to leave the European Union in June 2016 – has caused uncertainty in a number of areas. One of which is the impact that potentially reduced immigration will have on the British economy, particularly in industries which have a high proportion of migrant workers from the EU.

There is variability in the sectors in which EU nationals from different countries work within the UK. However, it is clear that the sectors of public administration, education and health, hotels and restaurants, distribution and manufacturing have high levels of EU migrant workers and could be significantly impacted by Brexit.

• Primary Source

United Kingdom: Parliament: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee, July 2016: Absence of certainty on Brexit migration issues, says Committee http://www.europeansources.info/record/absence-of-certainty-on-brexit-migration-issues-says-committee/

ESO: Background information: Fact Check: will UK living wage cause rampant EU migration? http://www.europeansources.info/record/fact-check-will-uk-living-wage-cause-rampant-eu-migration/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

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