Migrants behind 20-year jobs boom in big cities before Brexit vote, study shows
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mirror.co.ukMigrants fuelled a two-decade jobs boom in Britain's economic hotspots, research shows today. A study by the Resolution Foundation think tank reveals migrant workers accounted for 67% of “net employment growth” – extra jobs – in the South East, 74% in the West Midlands and 107% in Outer London.
In contrast, migrant workers accounted for just 27% of employment growth in Wales. The figures show the extent to which the UK's record employment relied on foreign workers.
The research could be seized on by lower-migration campaigners as evidence a disproportionate number of new jobs in some areas went to people from overseas.
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