The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated October 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what the employment (a) level and (b) rate for (i) UK citizens, (ii) non-UK citizens, (iii) EU14 citizens, (iv) A8 citizens and (v) citizens from the rest of the world of working age was in each quarter since 2004. (226215)""Table 1, attached, shows the number of employed people of working age (16-64 for men and 16-59 for women) in each category. Table 2 shows the corresponding employment rates. In the tables, citizenship is defined as the nationality reported by respondents at the time of the survey. The tables exclude those whose nationality is not known.""The estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey. As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty." Table 1: Employment level for people of working age¹, by nationality United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted Thousand UK Non-UK EU14² A8³ Rest of world4 2004 Q1 25,934 1,408 480 51 877 Q2 25,883 1,469 485 63 921 Q3 26,122 1,472 466 82 923 Q4 26,097 1,573 486 103 984 2005 Q1 25,996 1,594 489 104 1,001 Q2 26,032 1,572 468 141 963 Q3 26,276 1,623 475 175 973 Q4 26,048 1,692 482 209 1,000 2006 Q1 25,969 1,764 470 240 1,053 Q2 25,938 1,837 452 252 1,132 Q3 26,085 1,913 451 297 1,165 Q4 25,991 1,962 478 344 1,141 2007 Q1 25,794 1,978 502 368 1,107 Q2 25,784 2,103 509 431 1,163 Q3 26,023 2,113 509 430 1,175 Q4 26,050 2,173 505 469 1,199 2008 Q1 25,870 2,254 522 500 1,232 Q25 *25,882 *2,266 **523 **498 *1,244 ¹ Men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59. ² EU14 comprises Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. ³ A8 comprises Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. 4 Rest of world excludes UK, EU14 and A8. 5 Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates, as described as follows: Guide to Quality: The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220. Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (%) Statistical Robustness * 0 < CV< 5 Estimates are considered precise ** 5 < CV < 10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise *** 10 < CV < 20 Estimates are considered acceptable **** CV =20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes Note: It should be noted that the above estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc.) Source: Labour Force Survey Table 2: Employment rates for people of working age¹, by nationality United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted Percentage UK Non-UK EU14² A8³ Rest of world4 2004 Q1 75.3 63.1 69.2 61.5 60.2 Q2 75.1 64.8 71.1 79.3 61.2 Q3 75.6 65.1 72.7 73.8 61.3 Q4 75.7 65.5 75.3 75.2 60.7 2005 Q1 75.3 65.7 73.5 75.3 61.7 Q2 75.3 63.9 71.3 81.9 59.0 Q3 75.9 65.2 72.0 80.9 60.3 Q4 75.2 66.3 70.9 82.7 61.9 2006 Q1 75.0 67.0 72.4 82.7 62.2 Q2 74.9 68.0 72.6 82.8 63.8 Q3 75.3 69.2 74.9 81.6 64.8 Q4 75.2 68.7 74.5 81.8 63.6 2007 Q1 74.7 66.9 74.4 81.1 60.6 Q2 74.9 67.9 73.0 82.1 62.1 Q3 75.4 68.6 74.4 83.6 62.5 Q4 75.6 68.3 74.8 84.0 61.6 2008 Q1 75.1 69.2 75.5 83.1 62.8 Q2 75.1 68.9 75.0 84.5 62.2 ¹ Men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59. ² EU14 comprises Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. ³ A8 comprises Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. 4 Rest of world excludes UK, EU14 and A8. Note: It should be noted that the above estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc.) Source: Labour Force Survey