- Saturday, April 20, 2024
By: Eastern Eye Staff
MINISTER PLEASED WITH ETHNIC MINORITY EMPLOYMENT HIGHS BUT VOWS MORE ACTION THE employment rate for ethnic minorities has reached a record high, with almost four million in work and unemployment at its lowest since records began. Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show BAME employment rate is 65.1 per cent while unemployment is 7.5 per cent. The BAME employment gap is at 10.1 percentage points, a record low. In addition, data showed the overall UK employment rate is 75.6 per cent and the female employment rate is at 71.2 per cent – both new record highs. Alok Sharma, the…
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