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Since the recession began, the proportion of Londoners who are unemployed increased, for all ethnicities, for men and for women, and for people born in the UK or abroad.

Unemployment has affected the whole population, with no one ethnic group and neither gender being hit disproportionately.

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About 70% of people in Inner London in low income are from backgrounds other than White British.

About 50% of people living in low income in Outer London are from backgrounds other than White British.

The equivalent figure for the rest of England is around 10%.

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The proportion of employees who are paid less than £7.50 per hour is far higher among Pakistanis and Bangladeshi employees than among white British employees

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Country of birth makes a difference to work rates for all ethnic groups but to a greater extent for some than others.

Among the Indian ethnic group, only 15% of working-age adults born in the UK lack work. However, about 25% of Indians not born in the UK lack work.

Among the White and Black Caribbean ethnic groups there is almost no difference in the proportion lacking work between those born in Britain and those born elsewhere

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More than three-quarters of women living in London but born in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Turkey are not working.

By contrast, the proportion of men from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Turkey who are not working is similar to those living in London and born in other countries such as Ireland and Jamaica.

Only average proportions of men and women born in Ghana and Nigeria lack work.

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About 10% of White and Indian working-age adults and 15% of Black, Pakistani and Bangladeshi working-age adults lack, but want, paid work.

About 35% of Bangladeshi and Pakistani working-age adults lack paid work and say they do not want it.

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There is a higher proportion of London's Bangladeshi and Pakistani population living in low-income households than any other ethnic group.

The proportions of low-income households have come down for all ethnic groups in the last decade.

40% of people from BME backgrounds in London live in low-income households, compared to 20% of the White population.

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The proportion of people living in poverty (the "poverty rate") varies considerably between ethnic groups. Among London's Indian population, it is no higher than among the White population, but it is twice as high among Black Africans and higher still among Bangladeshis and Pakistanis.

• The combination of a much higher risk of low income for people from ethnic minorities and the high ethnic minority population in London means that over half of all people in poverty in London are from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) backgrounds.

• Work rates among BME groups in London are lower than for White British. About 20% of White British working-age adults in London do not work, compared to 60% of Bangladeshi and 40% of Pakistani adults.

• The majority of women of working age living in London, but born in Turkey, Bangladesh and Pakistan, are not working.

• Low pay is much more common among Pakistani and Bangladeshi employees than White or Black Caribbean employees.

• The high poverty rates experienced by most BME groups can only partly be accounted for by their generally lower work rates. In particular, just a third of the 'excess' poverty experienced by London's Pakistani and Bangladeshi populations can be accounted for by the much lower work rates among both men and women. Other factors such as low pay are critical.

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