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The report highlights key employment trends and challenges faced by BAME populations, including persistent employment gaps compared to white individuals. While BAME educational participation rates are higher, employment outcomes reveal disparities, particularly in youth employment and professional sectors. The analysis indicates significant variations in employment rates across regions and between genders, with a specific focus on the underrepresentation of BAME communities in high-paid roles. The report emphasizes the need for targeted policies to improve employment outcomes, especially for women and marginalized groups.
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Scale of the challenge Dave Simmonds Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion
Differing patterns for employment rate gaps • Employment rate gaps exist for all BAME groups • Some more than others • Large differences between men and women for some groups
BAME employment profile • More professionals, but fewer other high paid groups • More at low end of labour market • More in services, fewer in manufacturing, construction
Youth employment • BAME youth educational participation very high – 63% compared with white 44% • But white youth employment very much higher – 53% compared with 31% BAME • NEET are main group of concern – 17% BAME and 18% white
Unemployment • Unemployment rates higher for BAME • Gap for men has fallen • Gap for women has risen
Local variations • BAME employment rates vary much more than white employment rates • The employment rate gap for regions varies from 7 percentage points in the East to 19 points in Yorkshire and the Humber
Indicators • Regional and local employment rate gaps can be measured • But estimates are not robust • So changes may be ‘just survey’ rather than actual
The Work Programme • 150,000 BAME people had been referred to the Work Programme up to July 2012 • 17% of all referrals • Job outcome performance worse than average – but very small difference
Conclusions • How to increase employment: • Women’s employment rate • Black Caribbean men • Regions and local areas – Y&H, Mids and NW • Under-represented jobs sectors • Making education pay and progression • Improving Work Programme • Using indicators to drive local and national policy