EU citizens coming to UK fallen by 90 percent since Brexit
The number of European Union citizens moving to the UK has plunge by up to 90 percent since Brexit, according to Office for National Statistics estimates.
In 2021, 43,000 received a visa for work, study or family purposes compared with up to 430,000 in the six years to March 2020. Hospitality, support services and low paid jobs are thought to be the worst affected sectors.
Commentators have noted that there are causes beyond the UK’s departure from the European Union. However, the end of free movement is said to have exacerbated the problem with EU employment 30 per cent down in 2021 in London alone compared to earlier years.
The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford and ReWage, a think tank, have said other factors of causation for the rising vacancy rate include a trend ...