Selected care worker statistics

Geography

Non-Irish EU citizens and care workers in the UK, by country of residence, 2016-2018				Non-Irish EU citizens and care workers in the UK, by area of residence, 2016-2018
Country	EU citizens	EU care workers		Region	EU citizens	EU care workers
England	2,997,000	59,000		North East	45,000	<4,000
Wales	72,000	<4,000		North West	265,000	<4,000
Scotland	200,000	5,000		Yorkshire & Humberside	202,000	<4,000
Northern Ireland	91,000	<4,000		East Midlands	242,000	4,000
Total	3,359,000	67,000		West Midlands	258,000	5,000
				East	336,000	7,000
				London	1,074,000	13,000
				South East	408,000	12,000
				South West	200,000	10,000
				Wales	72,000	<4,000
				Scotland	200,000	5,000
				Northern Ireland	91,000	<4,000
				Total	3,359,000	67,000
Source: Migration Observatory analysis of APS, 2016-2018. Note: excludes people who did not respond to question on nationality; figures may not add to totals due to rounding and non-response.				Source: Migration Observatory analysis of APS, 2016-2018. Note: excludes people who did not respond to question on nationality; figures may not add to totals due to rounding and and non-response.

Duration of Residence

Non-Irish EU citizens and care workers in the UK, by duration of residence, 2016-2018
Years in UK	EU citizens	EU care workers
<2 years	295,000	6,000
<5 years	1,025,000	18,000
>5 years	2,007,000	48,000
Total	3,359,000	67,000
Non-Irish EU citizens and care workers in the UK, by duration of residence (%), 2016-2018
Years in UK	EU citizens	EU care workers
<2 years	9%	9%
<5 years	31%	27%
>5 years	60%	72%
Total	100%	100%
Source: Migration Observatory analysis of APS, 2016-2018. Note: excludes people who did not respond to questions on duration of residence or nationality; duration of residence is from year of most recent arrival; data on absences from UK are limited, so figures and percentages may not represent eligibility for pre-settled vs settled status; nor do they necessarily reflect current eligibility for settled vs pre-settled status as figures are based on 2016-2018 data; figures and percentages may not sum to totals due to rounding and non-response.

Demographics

Non-Irish EU citizens and care workers in the UK, by ethnicity, 2016-2018				Total population and care workers in the UK, by selected nationality groups, 2016-2018 - all nationalities
Ethnicity	EU citizens	EU care workers		Nationality	Total UK population	Care workers
White	2,833,000	55,000		EU13	1,344,000	22,000
Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups	72,000	<4,000		EU8	1,524,000	31,000
Asian background	134,000	<4,000		EU2	460,000	14,000
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British	133,000	6,000		Non-EU	2,425,000	88,000
Other ethnic group	184,000	<4,000		UK + Irish	59,395,000	1,144,000
Total	3,359,000	67,000		Total	65,204,000	1,298,000
Source: Migration Observatory analysis of APS, 2016-2018. Note: figures may not sum to totals due to rounding and non-response to nationality and ethnicity questions.				Source: Migration Observatory analysis of APS, 2016-2018. Note: figures may not sum to totals due to rounding and non-response.
Non-Irish EU citizens and care workers in the UK, by sex, 2016-2018				Non-Irish EU citizens and care workers in the UK, by main language spoken at home, 2016-2018
Sex	EU citizens	EU care workers		Language	EU citizens	EU care workers
Male	1,633,000	11,000		English	521,000	18,000
Female	1,726,000	56,000		Other	1,359,000	39,000
Total	3,359,000	67,000
Source: Migration Observatory analysis of APS, 2016-2018. Note: figures may not sum to totals due to rounding and non-response.				Source: Migration Observatory analysis of APS, 2016-2018. Note: English includes English, Welsh, Gaelic and Ulster Scots/Ullans; data exclude under 16 year olds.

Work Conditions (1)

Employed non-Irish EU citizens and care workers in the UK, aged 16 years and older, by type of shift work, Q2 2019				Employed non-Irish EU citizens and care workers in the UK, aged 16 years and older, by benefits claimed, 2016-2018
Shift work	Employed EU citizens	EU care workers		Benefits claimed	Employed EU citizens	EU care workers
No	1,246,000	26,000		No	1,601,000	41,000
Night/evening shift	157,000	12,000		Yes	524,000	26,000
Other shift work	282,000	16,000		No answer	5,000	<4,000
Question not asked or no answer	547,000	16,000		Total	2,129,000	67,000
Total	2,241,000	70,000
Source: Migration Observatory analysis of LFS, Q2 2019 Note: includes respondents in employment who reported doing shift work in their main job most of the time or occasionally; night/evening shift data include those who work: day and night shifts, full- and part-time evening/twilight shifts and full-time evening shifts; 'Other shift work' includes three-shift working, continental shifts, split shifts and other types of shift work; figures may not sum to totals due to rounding and non-response; some respondents not asked question due to incomplete interview data.				Source: Migration Observatory analysis of APS, 2016-18 Note: includes respondents between 16 and 68 years old in paid and unpaid employment; 'benefits' refer to any State Benefits or Tax Credits, including child benefit; figures may not sum to totals due to rounding and non-response.
Total employed population and care workers in the UK, aged 16 years and older, by agency work, Q4 2019 - all nationalities				Total employed population and care workers in the UK, aged 16 years and older, by unionisation, Q4 2019 - all nationalities
Agency worker	Total employed UK population	Care workers		Member of a union	Total employed UK population	Care workers
No	31,916,000	1,344,000		No	20,458,000	816,000
Yes	904,000	81,000		Yes	5,409,000	261,000
Total	32,820,000	1,425,000		Not asked question or no answer	7,116,000	350,000
				Total	32,983,000	1,427,000
Source: Migration Observatory analysis of LFS Q4 2019 Note: question asked to employees and self-employed in work during the reference period as well as those who had worked in the eight years preceding the reference period in permanent work and certain types of non-permanent work, such as agency self employment on the side; figures may not sum to totals due to rounding; figures exclude people who do not answer the relevant question.				Source: Migration Observatory analysis of LFS, Q4 2019 Note: some people not asked this question due to incomplete interview data; figures may not sum to totals due to rounding.

Work Conditions (2)

Total employed population and care workers in the UK, by zero hour contracts, Q4 2019 - all nationalities				Total full-time employee population and care workers in the UK, aged 16 years and older, by days of paid holiday entitlement per year, Q4 2019 - all nationalities				Total employed population and and care workers in the UK, aged 16 years and older, by type of work, Q4 2019 - all nationalities
Zero hour contract	Total employed UK population	Care workers		Days of paid holiday	Total full-time employees in UK	Full-time care workers		Type of employment	Total employed UK population	Care workers
No	25,532,000	974,000		Less than 10	413,000	21,000		Employee	27,832,000	1,361,000
Yes	778,000	115,000		10 to <20	352,000	27,000		Self employment	5,025,000	65,000
Not asked question	6,673,000	338,000		20+	14,002,000	508,000		Unpaid family worker	127,000	4,000
Total	32,983,000	1,427,000		Not asked question	6,057,000	291,000		Total	32,983,000	1,427,000
				Total	20,824,000	846,000
Source: Migration Observatory analysis of Q4 LFS, 2019 Note: 'No' includes flexitime, an annualised hours contract, term-time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights, four-and-a-half day weeks and on-call working; figures may not sum to totals due to rounding; some people not asked this question due to incomplete interview data.				Source: Migration Observatory analysis of LFS, Q4 2019 Note: includes full-time employees only; excludes public holidays; figures may not sum to totals due to rounding; some people not asked this question due to incomplete interview data.				Source: Migration Observatory analysis of LFS, Q4 2019 Note: employees includes those on certain government employment and training schemes; figures may not sum to totals due to rounding.