Area Initiatives and Communities DivisionArea Initiatives and Communities Division

Ethnic Minority Employment

Tackling disadvantage

Area Initiatives and Communities Division, DWP

Del Jenkins

Area Initiatives and Communities DivisionArea Initiatives and Communities Division

There are now 5.5million ethnic There are now 5.5million ethnic minority people in Great Britain.minority people in Great Britain.- but they are not all the same- but they are not all the same

Economic activity by ethnic group

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Area Initiatives and Communities DivisionArea Initiatives and Communities Division

The employment rate is 76%, but 15 % The employment rate is 76%, but 15 % lower for ethnic minorities…lower for ethnic minorities…

and if present trends continue it will take 100 years to close the gap…

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Total International Migration (TIM) to/from the UK 1991-2004

61% of ethnic minorities were born abroad, and 61% of ethnic minorities were born abroad, and UK migration flows are still substantialUK migration flows are still substantial

Area Initiatives and Communities DivisionArea Initiatives and Communities Division

PovertyPoverty

White Caribbean African Indian Pakistani-Bangladeshi

Chinese other

All Households 16 20 31 22 60 28 26

Working 9 8 9 15 50 18 14

Pensioner 23 29 -------- ------- ------- ------ ------

Non-Working 43 42 54 54 72 ------- 54

Percentage of people in households below 50 per cent of the national average income

Area Initiatives and Communities DivisionArea Initiatives and Communities Division

A long way to go, but progress in A long way to go, but progress in the public sector and through the public sector and through

educationeducation

All current employees and employers

Those with post school

qualifications

Employers and managers

Manufacturing 36 30 36

Construction 37 38 38

Distribution 33 29 39

Transport 38 34 40

Finance 28 24 27

Public administration 24 21 19All 30 24 24

Self reported prejudice – white employees and employers. Percent very or fairly prejudiced

Pooled BSA 2001-3

Area Initiatives and Communities DivisionArea Initiatives and Communities Division

The Ethnic Minority Employment Task The Ethnic Minority Employment Task ForceForce

Created in 2003 response to the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit report on ethnic minorities in the labour market.

Advisory group recruited by advertising

The first time a cross - Government strategy developed to raise the ethnic minority employment rate.

Ministers from DWP, DTI, DfES, DCLG, Treasury, Cabinet Office, TUC, CBI, NEP, GLA and EMAG

Area Initiatives and Communities DivisionArea Initiatives and Communities Division

The strategyThe strategy

Area Initiatives and Communities DivisionArea Initiatives and Communities Division

Key delivery actions:Key delivery actions:

• Procurement • Employer engagement• Recruitment• Olympics • City Strategy • EducationMore needed on• Language• Tackling Discrimination