The table illustrates data on the amount of non-permanent migrant employees in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States in the years 2003 and 2006, together with the number of the employees per 1,000 people in these countries in 2006.
Overall, the number of temporary migrant workers increased in all countries between 2003 and 2006, with the USA having the highest from the beginning to end, while New Zealand had the lowest.
According to the table, the USA showed the largest number of non-permanent migrant workers in both 2003 and 2006, with figures exceeding 500,000. In contrast, New Zealand had the smallest number in both years, with a substantial increase from 65,000 in 2003 to 87,000 in 2006. One noticeable feature in the data is that Australia had more migrant workers than the UK in 2003, but by 2006, the UK had doubled, exceeding Australia’s rate.
Regarding the ratio of temporary migrant workers per 1,000 people in these nations in 2006, the data illustrated a contrasting pattern. Although New Zealand had the fewest migrant employees at 87,000, it had the highest ratio of 21.1 workers per 1,000. On the other hand, the USA, with the largest number of migrant workers, had the lowest ratio at 2.3.