Unemployment: Ethnic Groups

(asked on 21st July 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the levels of unemployment in the Black and minority ethnic community.


Answered by
Mims Davies Portrait
Mims Davies
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 6th September 2021

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics from the Labour Force Survey estimates there were 116,000 individuals in unemployment from the Black African/Caribbean ethnic group in January-March 2021. This was an increase of 16,000 individuals from January-March 2020. In total, there were 397,000 ethnic minorities in unemployment in January-March 2021, an increase of 119,000 from January-March 2020.

The Government is committed to supporting people from all backgrounds, including those from ethnic minorities, to move into work. It provides a national offer of support ensuring that no matter where they live, all customers receive the help they need, when they need it.

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