Non-EU workers outnumber EU ones in various UK sectors in post-Brexit shift

Sectors such as food services and catering have shifted from EU workers to non-EU and British employees. Photograph: Rahman Hassani/Sopa Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

There are now more non-EU than EU workers in a number of sectors that were previously reliant on European citizens, demonstrating the Brexit effect and the impact of international events on immigration patterns.

Guardian analysis shows that the number of non-EU workers surpassed their EU counterparts for the first time in 2022, at an average of 2.7 million against 2.5 million workers last year.