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BME and White employment rates
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Scale of the challenge
Dave SimmondsCentre for Economic & Social Inclusion
Population has grown – but BAME more so
BME and White employment rates
Employment rate gaps falling
IndicatorsIndicator Latest
levelChange on last year
Rating
BAME employment rate
60.7 + 1.1 Employment rate gap with white
- 12.3 - 0.1 Male employment rate gap
- 7.4 - 1.1 Female employment rate gap
- 17.1 + 0.7
Differing patterns for employment rate gaps
Employment rate gaps exist for all BAME groups
Some more than othersLarge differences between men and
women for some groups
Employment rate gaps with white people
IndicatorsIndicator Latest
levelChange on last year
Rating
Black (Caribbean/African) employment rate gap
10.6 - 3.4
Indian employment rate gap
3.2 + 0.7 Pakistani employment rate gap
21.8 - 1.9 Bangladeshi employment rate gap
23.8 + 2.9 Mixed employment rate gap
10.8 -3.4
BAME employment profileMore professionals, but fewer other
high paid groupsMore at low end of labour marketMore in services, fewer in
manufacturing, construction
Occupation gaps
Sector gaps
Youth employmentBAME youth educational participation
very high – 63% compared with white 44%
But white youth employment very much higher – 53% compared with 31% BAME
NEET are main group of concern – 17% BAME and 18% white
Education and employment – aged 16-24
IndicatorsIndicator Latest
levelChange on last year
Rating
BAME youth education participation rate
63.1 + 0.7 Youth education participation gap
+18.8 +0.3 BAME youth employment rate
31.3 +1.0 BAME NEET rate 16.8 - 0.8 NEET rate gap with white
- 0.8 -1.8
UnemploymentUnemployment rates higher for
BAMEGap for men has fallenGap for women has risen
Unemployment rates
BAME Unemployment rate gaps
IndicatorsIndicator Latest
levelChange on last year
Rating
BAME unemployment rate
13.2 - 1.1 Unemployment rate gap with white
+ 5.8 - 0.7 Male unemployment rate gap
+ 4.0 - 1.1 Female unemployment rate gap
+ 8.1 + 0.1
Local variationsBAME employment rates vary much
more than white employment ratesThe employment rate gap for regions
varies from 7 percentage points in the East to 19 points in Yorkshire and the Humber
Regional employment rate gaps
Local employment rates
IndicatorsRegional and local employment rate
gaps can be measuredBut estimates are not robustSo changes may be ‘just survey’
rather than actual
The Work Programme150,000 BAME people had been
referred to the Work Programme up to July 2012
17% of all referralsJob outcome performance worse than
average – but very small difference
Work Programme BAME referrals proportion
Work programme performance
Work Programme performance in London
IndicatorsIndicator Latest
levelChange on last year
Rating
BAME Work Programme job outcome performance
3.5 ? BAME Work Programme performance gap with white
-0.1 ?
ConclusionsHow to increase employment:–Women’s employment rate– Black Caribbean men– Regions and local areas – Y&H, Mids and NW– Under-represented jobs sectors
Making education pay and progressionImproving Work ProgrammeUsing indicators to drive local and national
policy