Think Tank Report Details Job Distribution and Immigration Trends in Britain
What happened
A report by the Centre for Social Justice analyzed payroll data from HMRC, finding that only one in five of the 3.7 million additional payroll jobs created in Britain between 2014 and 2025 went to British nationals. Non-EU nationals accounted for a rise of 2.5 million jobs, while EU nationals accounted for 408,000 of those positions. According to HMRC figures from December 2025, Indian nationals held the largest number of jobs of any foreign nationality, totaling 1,029,300.
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Why it matters
The report notes that the increase in non-EU payroll positions, which rose by 2.1 million since January 2020, is concentrated in lower-paid sectors such as social care, hospitality, and retail. The report also states that policymakers feared that post-pandemic immigration was used to depress wages, which was a factor in inflation concerns.
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Who's involved
- Iain Duncan SmithAffected by the report's findings regarding labor market strain and welfare costs.
- Bank of EnglandAffected by the report's link between immigration and wage depression, a factor in inflation targeting.
- ManchesterAffected by the report's support for unlocking domestic potential and regional growth.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Bank of EnglandSpeculative
The Bank of England could see changes in inflation targeting if wage depression caused by immigration continues.
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London
capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom