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Brain Drain - Hochschule der Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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Migrant workers constitute a flexible component of supply. However, if these workers<br />

are forced to move frequently from one job to the next, their career advancement<br />

opportunities are dramatically reduced. Therefore, fostering the occupational stability<br />

of migrant workers is the basic premise for enhancing their workplace promotion<br />

opportunities.<br />

Table 1: Occupational distribution of migrant workers in EU, by country<br />

AT Strong overrepresentation of migrant workers in unskilled and skilled manual<br />

occupations<br />

BE Strong overrepresentation of migrant workers in sectors and industries with a high<br />

proportion of unskilled manual positions: agriculture, industrial cleaning, hotels and<br />

restaurants<br />

BG EU15 nationals are mostly employed as consultants, chief managers, engineers and<br />

technicians<br />

CY Strong overrepresentation of migrant workers in sectors and industries with a high<br />

proportion of unskilled manual positions: retail trade, personal services, hotels and<br />

restaurants, manufacturing and construction<br />

CZ Strong overrepresentation of migrant workers among unskilled and semi-skilled<br />

manual occupations, craft workers and related trades<br />

Professionals and technicians account for 13.7% of migrant employment; however,<br />

85.5% of EU15 nationals work in these occupations<br />

DE Significant concentration of migrant workers in unskilled occupations<br />

DK Strong overrepresentation of migrant workers in sectors and industries with a high<br />

proportion of unskilled manual positions: personal services, wholesale, restaurants,<br />

manufacturing and construction<br />

A share of migrant employment can also be found in financial intermediation and<br />

business activities<br />

EE Mo<strong>der</strong>ate overrepresentation of migrant workers among clerks, shop and sale workers,<br />

and unskilled manual occupations<br />

Strong overrepresentation of migrant workers among craft and trade workers<br />

EL Strong overrepresentation of migrant workers in sectors with a high proportion of<br />

unskilled manual positions: agriculture, industry, personal services, hotels and<br />

restaurants<br />

ES Strong overrepresentation of migrant workers among unskilled occupations, personal<br />

care and trade jobs, but also among skilled workers in manufacturing and construction<br />

FI Strong overrepresentation of migrant workers among unskilled manual workers<br />

FR Strong overrepresentation of migrant workers among unskilled manual workers; equal<br />

share among clerks and craft workers<br />

HU Overrepresentation of migrant workers among unskilled manual occupations, craft and<br />

service workers, as well as shop workers<br />

EU nationals are mostly employed as professionals<br />

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