Foreign-born workers in public sector jobs, 2022
| Number and share of migrants working in the largest public sector industries | Largest public sector industries by number and share of all migrants | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry section | Country of birth | Industry section | Country of birth | ||||||||
| UK | Non-EU | EU | Non-UK | Total | UK | Non-EU | EU | Total | |||
| Education | 1,990,000 | 230,000 | 160,000 | 390,000 | 2,380,000 | Education | 1,990,000 | 230,000 | 160,000 | 2,380,000 | |
| 84% | 10% | 7% | 16% | 100% | 31% | 28% | 38% | 31% | |||
| Health and social work | 1,800,000 | 360,000 | 120,000 | 480,000 | 2,280,000 | Health and social work | 1,800,000 | 360,000 | 120,000 | 2,280,000 | |
| 79% | 16% | 5% | 21% | 100% | 28% | 44% | 29% | 30% | |||
| Public admin and defence | 1,800,000 | 120,000 | 80,000 | 200,000 | 2,000,000 | Public admin and defence | 1,800,000 | 120,000 | 80,000 | 2,000,000 | |
| 90% | 6% | 4% | 10% | 100% | 28% | 15% | 18% | 26% | |||
| All industries | 6,420,000 | 820,000 | 410,000 | 1,230,000 | 7,650,000 | All industries | 6,420,000 | 820,000 | 410,000 | 7,650,000 | |
| 84% | 11% | 5% | 16% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||