British nationals made up one-fifth of payroll jobs added since 2014

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British nationals accounted for 734,000 of 3.7 million jobs added to UK payrolls between 2014 and 2025.

Between 2014 and the end of 2025, British nationals accounted for 734,000 of the 3.7 million jobs added to HMRC's pay-as-you-earn system, according to analysis by the Centre for Social Justice. Over the same period, 2.5 million non-EU nationals and 408,000 EU nationals were added to the payroll.

The think tank's analysis found the trend has become more pronounced since 2020, with non-EU migration accounting for 2.1 million of the jobs added in that period. In Scotland, the number of British employees on payroll fell by 53,000 since 2020, while more than 153,000 non-EU nationals were added. In London, British nationals on payroll fell by 26,500 and non-EU nationals rose by 407,000.

The Centre for Social Justice warned that successive governments have used low-skilled migration to plug gaps in the jobs market, while more British workers have been left workless and turned to the benefits system. Sir Iain Duncan Smith, the think tank's founder and former Cabinet minister, said the report shows the crisis extends beyond the benefit system and that successive governments have used immigration rather than providing better conditions for left-behind communities.

How it is being reported

• British nationals getting just one-fifth of new jobs as non-EU hiring soars, report findsThe majority of jobs over the past 12 years have been going to workers outside the EU, according to new statisticsThe Independent · 13 Oct, 18:40
• Just one in five new jobs created over the past decade went to Britons, new report reveals, with the vast majority taken by migrant workers from outside the EUA new report has found that of the 3.7million extra payrolled roles since 2014, just 734,000 were taken by UK nationals.Daily Mail · 13 Oct, 17:03
• Britons account for one-fifth of payroll jobs over last decade, analysis claimsSome 734,000 British nationals were added to HMRC’s pay as you earn system between 2014 and the end of 2025, the Centre for Social Justice said.Independent Business · 13 Oct, 17:00
• Britons account for one-fifth of payroll jobs over last decade, analysis claimsSome 734,000 British nationals were added to HMRC’s pay as you earn system between 2014 and the end of 2025, the Centre for Social Justice said.Evening Standard · 13 Oct, 17:00

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