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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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David Lynch

British nationals getting just one-fifth of new jobs as non-EU hiring soars, report finds

Burnham has been warned that successive governments have relied on low-skilled migration to fill employment gaps (Christopher Furlong/PA) - (PA Wire)

Only one in five job additions to UK payrolls since 2014 were taken by British citizens, with the vast majority going to workers from outside the EU, new analysis indicates.

About 734,000 British nationals were added to HM Revenue and Customs’ Paye system - which automatically deducts tax from monthly wages - between 2014 and the end of 2025, according to the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ).

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