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According to official analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)<\/a>, EU nationals make up more than a quarter of the construction workforce in London<\/h2>\n

The figures were disclosed in a paper published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 19 June.<\/p>\n

It found that 28% of those employed in the industry in the capital were from one of the 27 other EU member states.<\/p>\n

Nationally, around one in 14 construction workers<\/a> are non-UK EU citizens \u2013 referred to as EU27 nationals.<\/p>\n

Estimates from the annual population survey show that an average of 2.2 million people worked in the construction industry between 2014 and 2016.<\/p>\n

7% of workers in construction<\/a> in the UK are EU27 nationals, while 3% are non-EU, the report said.<\/p>\n

The report stated: \u2018In London, 28% of construction workers are EU27 nationals and 7% are non-EU nationals; this compares to 13% who are EU27 nationals and 10% non-EU nationals for all other industries in London (excluding construction).\u2019<\/p>\n

Of the 165,000 EU27 nationals in construction, it is estimated that just under half (49%) are from the EU8 countries that joined the bloc in 2004 \u2013 Poland, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia and Latvia; 29% are Romanian or Bulgarian; 11% are from 14 longer-term member states; and 10% are Irish nationals.<\/p>\n

Workers covered by the report include those working in commercial and housebuilding, infrastructure construction such as roads, railways and bridges, and specialised activities such as demolition.<\/p>\n

The report said the construction workforce is ageing,<\/a> with a 13% increase in the numbers of workers aged 45 and over between 1991 and 2011.<\/p>\n

Non-UK nationals in the industry are younger (18% aged 45 and older) compared with UK nationals (47% aged 45 and above).<\/p>\n

Two-fifths (41%) of construction workers were self-employed between 2014 and 2016, while a third of resident non-UK nationals in construction occupations are in \u2018general labour\u2019.<\/p>\n

The reliance of some sectors on migrant labour has come under close scrutiny after the Brexit vote.<\/p>\n

Officials are working to create post-Brexit arrangements which incorporate an end to free movement rules, while ensuring that any fall in overseas labour does not damage the economy.<\/p>\n

The Home Office has commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee<\/a> to report on the impact of exit from the EU on the UK labour market, with the full assessment due by September.<\/p>\n

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