The charts illustrate the main factors for migration to and from the UK in 2007.
Overall, obtaining a definite job was the most significant factor in both graphs. Although formal study was a sunstantial reason for immigration, it was the least prevalent motivation for emigration.
The percentage of immigrant to Uk for define job was nearly correlative to the emigrant who have the same reason, respectively 30% and 29%. The proportion of people who were looking for work is smaller, about 12% for those who moved to the UK and the figure for emigration constituted twice as much as the immigration. Besides, formal study was another major reason affecting the number of people who arrived in the UK, which accounts for 26%, although it was only 4% in emigration.
The proportion for no reason stated took up 18%, triple the statistic for immigrating. However, the number of individuals accompanied or joined, and other reasons were no significant in both charts.