The given pie charts illustrate the main reasons for immigration to and emigration from the UK in 2007. The data is categorized into six factors: formal study, definite job, looking for work, accompanying/joining someone, no reason stated, and other.
Overall, the most common reason for immigration was formal study, while the majority of emigrants left the UK for a definite job. Additionally, a significant portion of both immigrants and emigrants moved for employment-related reasons.
In terms of immigration, the largest proportion (30%) of people moved to the UK for formal study, followed by those who secured a definite job (26%). A further 15% migrated to accompany or join someone, whereas 12% arrived looking for work. Meanwhile, 11% did not state any specific reason, and the remaining 6% cited other reasons.
On the other hand, emigration patterns were slightly different. The most common reason for leaving the UK was to take up a definite job (29%). Looking for work was the second most frequent cause, accounting for 22%. Around 18% of emigrants left without stating a specific reason, while 14% cited other factors. The proportion of those who emigrated to accompany or join someone stood at 13%, and only 4% left the UK for formal study.
Overall, employment-related factors were the dominant reasons for both immigration and emigration, though formal study played a major role in attracting immigrants, while relatively few people left the UK for this reason.