The pie charts illustrate the percentage of primary reasons that people came to and left the UK in 2007.
Most strikingly, among the 5 major reasons, definite employment represents the largest proportion in both immigration and emigration decision. Besides, the figures for no reason stated accounted for the smallest in immigration, while that in emigration belonged to formal study.
Regarding to the pie charts given, there was no considerable difference between definite job, with 30% for the immigration and 29% for the emigration. A large number of people, 22%, emigrated because they were looking for a job, though the proportion of people entering the UK for this purpose was noticeably lower at less than a fifth.
Another major factor influencing a move to the UK was for formal study (26%), while the figure for that in emigration was just 4%. The proportion of those moving to join or accompany were quite similar for both immigration and emigration, with 15% for the former and 13% for the latter. Although a significant number of people (32%) gave “other” reasons or did not give a reason why they emigrated, this accounted for only 17% with regard to immigration.