The two provided pie charts give us a comparison among the reasons for emigration and immigration of a European country in 2009.
Overall, while the primary reason for people to emigrate was definite job, accompanying family was the most common purpose for immigration. In addition, looking for jobs, studying, and other reasons had the same pattern cited by immigrants.
In the first pie chart, 38% of total emigrants left their country for definite jobs, compared to 23% of emigrants who left for other reasons. Meanwhile, a minority of citizens who moved to a new country for studying, which accounted for 7%. Additionally, the proportion of emigrants with the purpose of accompanying family was 15%, which was 8% less than that for other purposes. Whereas a negligible figure for leaving was reported for no reason.
In the second pie chart, accompanying family was the most remarkable reason for immigration, which accounted for a quarter, a figure slightly higher than that for a definite job, at 23%. Noticeably, there was the same proportion of 15% of cited in looking for jobs, studying, and other reasons of immigrants. Meanwhile, a minority of citizens, taking up 7%, arrived in the country without specific reason.
