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the primary reasons that people came to and left the UK in 2007.

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The pie charts illustrate the primary reasons that
people
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 came to and left the
UK
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 in 2007. At
first
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, glance it is clear that the main factor influencing
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 decision was employment. Having a definite job accounted for 30 per cent of immigration to the
UK
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, and
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 figure was very similar for emigration, at 29%. A large number of
people
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, 22%,
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 emigrated because they were looking for a job, though the proportion of
people
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 entering the
UK
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 for
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 purpose was noticeably lower at less than a fifth. Another major factor influencing a move to the
UK
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 was for formal study, with over a quarter of
people
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 immigrating for
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 reason.
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, interestingly, only a small minority, 4%, left for
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. The proportions of those moving to join a family member were quite similar for immigration and emigration, at 15% and 13% respectively.
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 a significant number of
people
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 (32%) gave ‘other’ reasons or did not give a reason why they emigrated,
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 accounted for only 17% with regards to immigration.
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