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

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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

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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 employment

BAME 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

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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

Unemployment

Unemployment rates higher for BAME

Gap for men has fallenGap for women has risen

Unemployment rates

BAME Unemployment rate gaps

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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

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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