The pie chart shows the main reason for migration to and from the UK.
A definite job accounted for the largest proportion of the main reasons for migration to and from the UK. The remaining five reasons had a similar percentage for migration to and from the UK in 2007.
The percentage of immigration into the UK for the definite job was equivalent to that of emigration from the UK at 30% and 29%, respectively. Likewise, the proportion of those moving to join a family was quite smaller, at 15% for immigration and 13% for emigration. The number of people who left the UK because they were looking for a job was rather high, at around 22%, while the proportion of people entering for this purpose was lower, at approximately 10%. Another reason affecting migration was for formal study, at 26%, and the figure for emigration due to this reason was only 4%.