The South West Position and Approach

Mark Colton – SW Region Employer Engagement Team

Helen Giles – SW EURES Adviser

Key Facts

• There is no definitive way of measuring the size of the migrant work force.

• The data used from NINO allocations and WRS is subject to all migrant workers and employers following given guidelines. This may not be the case.

Monitoring Trends In Migration

• Two sources of data readily available that provide some indication of migration trends

• National Insurance Number Allocations• A8 Countries Worker Registration Scheme

(WRS)• These provide indications of broad trends in

immigration flows.

Changes Trends of Migration 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05

All 349270 All 370765 All 439760

India 25040 India 31330 Poland 62560Australia 18865 South Africa 18365 India 32690South Africa 18645 Australia 17135 Pakistan 20320Pakistan 16790 Pakistan 16780 South Africa 19340France 13770 Portugal 13995 Australia 16640Philippines 11790 China 13305 Lithuania 15555Spain 11680 France 13060 France 13285Zimbabwe 10260 Spain 11870 China 12625Iraq 10125 Poland 11205 Portugal 12250Portugal 9775 Philippines 10675 Slovakia 10495Others 202535 Others 213045 Others 224000

Source 100% extract from National Insurance Recording System at 25 th June 2005

National Insurance Number Allocations

NINO Allocation Year on Year Comparison

0 2000 4000 6000 8000

Gloucester

Wiltshire

West Of England

Dorset

Somerset

Devon

Cornw all

Dist

rict

NINO's Allocated

2004/05

2003/04

2002/03

NINO Allocations by age in the South West

Age Breakdown of NINO Allocations

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5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

2002/03 2003/04 2004/05

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45-59

18-44

<18

A8 Workers Registration Scheme

South West WRS Total Registrations 2004 / 2005

0100020003000400050006000

Q2 2004 Q3 2004 Q4 2004 Q1 2005 Q2 2005 Q3 2005

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WRS Top 5 Occupation Breakdown

  National South West Cornwall

Admin Bus. & Management 81580 4850  

Hospitality & Catering 63705 5380 429

Agriculture 36625 5095 787

Manufacturing 21570 1520 197

Food Fish & Meat Processing 14240 1205 163

General Services & Trades     324

WRS Cornwall Nationality Breakdown

WRS Registrations for Top 5 Occupations

0

100

200

300

400

Agriculture Hospitality &Catering

General Services& Trades

Manufacturing Food Fish &Meat

Processing

Occupation

Reg

istr

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ns Czech

Estonia

Hungary

Latvia

Lithuania

Poland

Slovakia

Slovenia

Jobcentre Plus and European Recruitment

• Jobcentre Plus is able to offer employers a way to recruit from European members countries.

• This is achieved by use of the European Employment Advisors network or EURES