Unemployment by ethnic background: a briefing report

29 Oct 2021 CategoryURG rights and employment Author Umain Recommends

Last month, House of Commons Library published a briefing report on unemployment by ethnic background. It discusses the negative impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on workers from minority etchinic backgrounds. The report points out that unemployment rates  were  generally  lower  for  White people  than  for  other  ethnic  backgrounds and it tends to be higher for  young people  than  for  older  age  groups. 

Also, the briefing report comments on the higher risk of exposure to the new coronavirus among workers from minority ethnic  backgrounds. As written on the report:

A report  from  Public  Health  England (PHE)  found individuals  from  minority ethnic  backgrounds are  more  likely  to  work in occupations with a  higher  risk of COVID-19  exposure, and  15%  of  workers in the  sectors most affected  by  the pandemic  are  from  a minority ethnic  group,  compared to  12% of  all  workers.

Moreover, the briefing report estimates by sex and concludes that the unemployment  rate  is  lower  for men  from  a  minority  ethnic background (8.3%)  than for  women (9.8%). If you’re interested in reading the full report, click here.